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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 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 -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW 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	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	heavy snow	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	1550	1550
km/h	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	W	W
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cm	25	35	34	23	17	6	—	—	5	16	2	—	12	13	—	—	1	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-8	-8	-8	-8	-6	-7	-8	-12	-12	-9	-9	-7	-4	-7	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-8	-9	-13	-13	-12	-10	-8	-5	-8	-9
chill °C	-15	-19	-20	-20	-21	-20	-19	-20	-20	-23	-27	-27	-27	-24	-20	-14	-20	-22

Freezing level m	1750	1950	2100	1800	1650	1400	1250	1350	1100	1550	1350	450	900	1450	850	900	1400	1400

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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 -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW 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 656m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 41 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
lightning 68km SSW of Hokitika 60 km ENE 1926m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago		Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the E (35 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.