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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
		Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1600	1700	1550	1500	1500	1500
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	—	2	—	9	6	4	—	2	13	13	—	—	—	5	11	29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-8	-7	-7	-9	-11	-10	-9	-9	-10	-9	-6	-4	-9	-5	-6
min °C	-10	-9	-7	-9	-10	-12	-13	-9	-9	-11	-11	-8	-7	-10	-8	-7
chill °C	-23	-20	-18	-22	-24	-28	-27	-22	-23	-26	-22	-18	-18	-23	-22	-20

Freezing level m	1300	1350	1300	1300	1550	1450	650	750	1500	1400	600	1200	650	1350	1550	2000

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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. 43 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (31 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.