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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5			Thursday 6			Friday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550		1700			8450						1600	1950
km/h	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-10	-9	-9	-10	-11	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7
min °C	-6	-5	-10	-10	-10	-12	-11	-11	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7
chill °C	-14	-14	-23	-24	-22	-27	-27	-24	-20	-16	-17	-16	-14	-10	-7	-13	-13	-13

Freezing level m	1000	1250	1250	1400	1450	650	0	800	0	1000	1300	900	1250	1400	1000	900	1300	1300

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 30 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 40 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 40 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 40 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).

* 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.