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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 34mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
	Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1750	1550	1700	1550	1550
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	SSE	S	W	NW	W	W	W
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cm	2	4	19	11	15	6	2	6	15	35	13	10	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	2	-6	-6	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	3	-1	-1	0	-2	-4	-3	-3
min °C	0	0	-2	-6	-7	-7	-6	-4	-3	-2	1	-3	-2	-1	-4	-5	-3	-4
chill °C	-6	-7	-11	-17	-18	-17	-15	-13	-11	-10	-4	-8	-5	-5	-11	-12	-7	-11

Freezing level m	1950	2050	2150	1200	1200	1000	1200	1400	1400	1650	2400	1600	1300	1850	1350	1150	1350	750

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 25mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 34mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Aoraki/Mount Cook. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 54 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 56 minutes ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (26 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.