– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly stormy winds.
	Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	light snow	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1750	1550	1700	1550	1550
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	SSE	SSW	W	WNW	W	WSW	W
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cm	2	8	58	16	21	8	3	10	25	58	56	19	—	—	—	1	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-4	-13	-13	-11	-10	-9	-7	-4	-4	-7	-4	-3	-5	-10	-5	-4
min °C	-7	-6	-8	-13	-14	-14	-12	-10	-9	-7	-5	-9	-5	-4	-10	-11	-7	-9
chill °C	-18	-18	-21	-29	-30	-30	-27	-24	-22	-19	-14	-16	-12	-11	-21	-22	-14	-23

Freezing level m	1950	2050	2150	1200	1200	1000	1200	1400	1400	1650	2400	1600	1300	1850	1350	1150	1350	750

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	—	6:13	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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. 53 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).

* 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.