– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 23 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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).
	Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1500	1000	1000	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500
km/h	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	N	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	NW
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cm	12	12	4	7	1	5	32	7	—	5	37	103	50	27	42	21	2	20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-15	-8	-9	-9	-6	-5	-7	-7	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-8	-9	-9
min °C	-15	-15	-13	-9	-9	-9	-6	-8	-8	-6	-4	-5	-4	-4	-9	-8	-9	-10
chill °C	-33	-33	-28	-21	-22	-22	-18	-20	-20	-17	-16	-17	-13	-12	-19	-18	-19	-21

Freezing level m	1100	950	600	1500	1550	1650	1750	1900	1750	1750	2050	2200	1950	1950	1900	1650	1650	1450

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 36 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 45).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (43 kph at 270).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the W (46 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago		Dry	Strong winds from the NW (48 kph at 315).
ASCATB170E43S 70 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Gales from the WSW (70 kph at 247).	- km
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Severe gales from the W (83 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.