– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep 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 -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 1		Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1650	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	N	NW	SSW
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cm	—	—	4	9	5	2	10	58	16	15	19	11	5	11	18	22	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-13	-13	-11	-10	-10	-7	-5	-5	-7
min °C	-6	-6	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-10	-13	-14	-14	-10	-11	-9	-5	-8	-8
chill °C	-18	-18	-21	-20	-20	-17	-16	-25	-29	-31	-30	-23	-24	-21	-18	-15	-19

Freezing level m	1100	1250	1400	1850	1950	1950	2150	2150	1300	1150	1050	1450	1450	1450	1650	2150	1600

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.