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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 07 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Tue night).
		Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	950	1500	1550	1500	1550	1600	1650	1600	1550	1550	1900	1500	1500	1500
km/h	NW	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	2	16	30	12	10	3	—	—	—	—	—	7	12	4	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-7	-6	-4	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5
min °C	-8	-7	-7	-7	-8	-9	-8	-7	-5	-4	-4	-6	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-15	-12	-16	-17	-14	-18	-16	-12	-10	-4	-10	-16	-15	-15	-15	-14

Freezing level m	1700	1800	1600	1600	1400	1550	1500	1350	1600	1350	1500	1500	1350	2200	2150	2050

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the NNW 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. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 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.