– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 21 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1550	1500	1500
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	1	11	21	60	16	15	1	2	4	11	13	24	27	4	36	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-5	-7	-5	-8	-14	-16	-8	-10	-9	-8	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4
min °C	-5	-5	-8	-8	-6	-11	-16	-16	-16	-10	-10	-10	-7	-6	-8	-6	-4	-5
chill °C	-15	-15	-21	-20	-18	-26	-35	-34	-33	-22	-22	-23	-20	-18	-20	-18	-15	-17

Freezing level m	1200	1350	1100	1450	1850	1650	1050	900	400	1000	1450	1500	1700	1950	2050	1850	2400	2200

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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 Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, 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. 42 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 46 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 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.