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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1700	1600	1550	1550	1550	1550	1000	1500	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	SSE	SSW	SW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	9	31	6	13	9	3	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-4	-2	-2	-1	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-6	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2	-3
chill °C	-5	-3	-4	-6	-5	-7	-9	-10	-11	-12	-10	-15	-16	-15	-13	-11	-9	-10

Freezing level m	1750	2200	2000	1350	1500	1100	1150	1350	1050	1450	1650	1750	1000	1250	1450	1600	1600	1450

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	—	5:57	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:02	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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. 41 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 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.