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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 27 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).
	Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	23	33	42	27	17	8	3	1	7	13	5	—	8	15	—	—	1	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-4	-7	-8	-9	-9	-7	-6	-9	-11	-11	-9	-9	-5	-4	-8	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-7	-8	-8	-11	-10	-9	-9	-10	-14	-13	-12	-9	-6	-5	-8	-8
chill °C	-15	-18	-20	-20	-20	-23	-20	-20	-22	-25	-29	-27	-26	-23	-17	-16	-20	-20

Freezing level m	1800	2000	2100	1800	1600	1450	1350	1350	1150	1550	1400	650	950	1500	1050	950	1500	1550

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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 morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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. 48 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 57 minutes ago	11°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago		Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (7 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.