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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 05 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).
	Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1600	1550	1750	1650	1650	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	6700
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	SSE	W	W	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW
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cm	14	23	10	14	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	2	12	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-7	-5	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-7	-8	-5	-4	-6	-9	-14	-15	-10
min °C	-11	-9	-9	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-7	-4	-8	-14	-14	-15	-14
chill °C	-25	-23	-22	-15	-11	-5	-8	-10	-12	-12	-11	-10	-10	-20	-26	-26	-27	-22

Freezing level m	1250	1500	1600	1600	2150	1700	1600	1750	1400	1500	1650	1500	1350	1450	1100	900	1000	350

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed 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. 47 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (48 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Near gales from the NW (56 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 57 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Near gales from the NW (52 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (46 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (43 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).

* 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.