– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 10 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
	Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1650	1650	1600	1700	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1800	2200				1650	1600
km/h	SW	SW	SSW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNE	NNW	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	27	5	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-8
min °C	-8	-7	-5	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-6	-6	-10
chill °C	-16	-14	-11	-10	-13	-17	-16	-16	-16	-15	-16	-14	-8	-9	-9	-10	-10	-18

Freezing level m	1350	1550	1250	1300	1550	1400	1600	1900	2000	2000	1900	1650	1850	2000	1950	1650	1800	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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 50 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).

* 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.