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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).
	Sat 29		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1800	1500
km/h	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	12	5	9	2	—	3	7	—	—	2	1	11	41	—	2	34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-8	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-11	-9	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5	-7	-7	-6
min °C	-7	-9	-10	-11	-12	-11	-12	-11	-11	-7	-8	-10	-8	-7	-8	-8	-11
chill °C	-19	-22	-24	-26	-26	-25	-27	-25	-22	-18	-19	-22	-22	-18	-19	-20	-25

Freezing level m	1350	1300	1500	1550	750	1000	1200	950	750	1150	1200	1400	1550	2150	1400	1550	1900

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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. 38 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 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.