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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 163mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy rain	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1550	1000	1000	1500	1500	1600	1000	950	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500
km/h	W	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNW	W	WNW	W
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cm	9	10	2	4	1	2	12	5	—	3	2	23	8	—	29	1	1	15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	25	35	85	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-8	-4	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	2	3	3	3	0	0	-1	-3
min °C	-8	-8	-7	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	1	0	1	3	-2	-1	-2	-6
chill °C	-20	-20	-16	-10	-11	-10	-9	-8	-9	-8	-6	-5	-6	-4	-9	-7	-10	-13

Freezing level m	1150	950	600	1500	1550	1650	1800	1850	1750	1800	2200	2300	2250	2600	1850	1750	1800	1400

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Heavy rain (total 163mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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. 48 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNE (30 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).

* 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.