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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).
	Tue 25		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1000	950	1450	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1500	1700	1600
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	W	NW	NW	WNW	W	SSE	S
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cm	8	12	35	41	36	19	26	72	28	20	1	—	—	4	11	4	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-4	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-5	-7	-7	-8	-10	-15	-7
min °C	-7	-7	-5	-3	-5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-10	-13	-15	-15
chill °C	-20	-19	-16	-12	-12	-14	-18	-21	-20	-20	-15	-13	-14	-22	-21	-27	-29

Freezing level m	1950	1850	2050	2450	1700	1750	2000	1800	1700	1700	1750	1400	1650	900	1250	1000	0

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	6:04	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:08	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Sun 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 656m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).

* 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.