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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650
km/h	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	S
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cm	—	—	—	4	12	11	1	8	72	17	12	7	4	7	35	40	5	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-13	-13	-12	-11	-9	-7	-5	-8	-9
min °C	-10	-5	-6	-9	-7	-6	-6	-6	-9	-13	-14	-13	-11	-10	-8	-7	-9	-10
chill °C	-22	-16	-18	-21	-20	-19	-17	-18	-22	-29	-31	-27	-24	-22	-20	-18	-19	-19

Freezing level m	700	1050	1200	1400	1850	1950	1900	2100	2150	1250	1050	1050	1150	1450	1550	2000	1550	1100

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun 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. 48 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 58 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (46 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).

* 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.