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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1700	1550	1550	1600	1000	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	27	8	49	10	19	20	3	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-7	-13	-10	-9	-8	-7	-8
min °C	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-4	-9	-9	-8	-14	-13	-11	-10	-9	-7	-8
chill °C	-10	-9	-8	-9	-10	-13	-15	-14	-22	-22	-20	-31	-28	-26	-24	-21	-19	-20

Freezing level m	1750	2200	2100	1350	1500	1100	1150	1350	1050	1450	1650	1500	1000	1250	1500	1600	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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. 52 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 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.