– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 06 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).									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 -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).
	Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1650	1550	1700	1600	1600	1650	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	3650	1500	1550	1550
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	S	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	12	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	9	3	1	10	2	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-6	-4	-4	-6	-9	-15	-15	-12	-10	-14	-14
min °C	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-6	-6	-7	-6	-5	-9	-15	-16	-16	-14	-12	-14	-16
chill °C	-15	-14	-11	-6	-9	-10	-6	-7	-10	-12	-21	-29	-28	-25	-24	-26	-28	-32

Freezing level m	1650	2150	1600	1450	1650	1250	1450	1600	1150	1250	1350	1050	950	900	250	1050	1050	600

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm 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 -4°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

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		-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 41 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 31 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (26 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 31 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 31 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).

* 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.