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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 228mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Fri 21		Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy rain
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1000	1000	1500	1500	1550	1000	1500	1500
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	6	6	21	13	10	2	5	2	4	9	7	2	4	18	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140
max °C	-2	-3	-2	0	-1	-7	-8	-6	-3	-3	-2	0	0	-1	-1	2	4
min °C	-3	-4	-3	-1	-4	-8	-9	-9	-4	-3	-3	-1	0	-2	-1	1	3
chill °C	-10	-12	-11	-9	-14	-20	-21	-19	-12	-11	-11	-9	-8	-9	-8	-6	-4

Freezing level m	1400	1150	1450	1850	1600	1050	900	450	1400	1500	1550	1850	2000	1750	1800	2150	2500

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	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:05	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 228mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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. 45 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (35 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.