– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 13 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue morning).
	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	5000		1650		6900	1900	2100	1650		2200	1700		1650
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-7	-6	-5	-5	-4	-6	-9	-12	-12	-11	-7	-6	-6	-7	-9	-5	-5
min °C	-6	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-8	-10	-13	-13	-13	-10	-6	-6	-8	-10	-6	-5
chill °C	-13	-14	-12	-6	-11	-11	-11	-14	-22	-25	-26	-22	-14	-14	-16	-22	-16	-14

Freezing level m	1900	1900	1550	1750	1850	1400	1350	1550	750	400	1000	850	1050	1450	1350	1300	1700	2050

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue 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. 35 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 35 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 35 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 35 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.