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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).
		Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1000	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	1800	1000
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW
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cm	1	8	10	34	15	13	1	8	9	12	35	3	—	—	3	28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-7	-6	-8	-15	-15	-8	-9	-9	-6	-6	-8	-7	-7	-7	-4
min °C	-9	-8	-7	-10	-16	-16	-14	-10	-9	-10	-7	-8	-7	-8	-7	-6
chill °C	-22	-20	-20	-25	-34	-35	-30	-22	-22	-24	-21	-22	-20	-18	-16	-15

Freezing level m	1150	1450	1850	1650	950	900	400	1350	1500	1550	1950	1750	1150	1250	1500	1750

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed 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 650m alt. 38 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 48 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 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.