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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 28 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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1650	1700	1600	1500	1500	1550
km/h	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	22	4	1	2	—	6	13	4	—	3	17	4	—	—	—	4	16	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-6	-8	-7	-8	-9	-13	-9	-10	-9	-10	-9	-5	-4	-8	-5	-6
min °C	-8	-8	-10	-10	-7	-9	-10	-14	-15	-10	-10	-12	-11	-7	-7	-10	-6	-7
chill °C	-20	-20	-23	-21	-18	-21	-25	-28	-28	-22	-25	-24	-23	-17	-19	-23	-19	-18

Freezing level m	1800	1650	1350	1300	1300	1300	1550	1300	400	650	1400	750	700	1250	650	1350	1650	1850

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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. 50 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).

* 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.