– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Sat 22		Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1000	1500	1500	1500	1000	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500
km/h	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	20	28	12	15	4	10	2	10	34	—	1	13	34	106	50	60	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-8	-15	-15	-9	-9	-9	-6	-6	-8	-6	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-4
min °C	-8	-11	-15	-16	-13	-10	-9	-8	-7	-8	-8	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5
chill °C	-21	-27	-32	-34	-28	-22	-22	-22	-20	-20	-20	-17	-15	-15	-16	-16	-17

Freezing level m	1850	1600	900	950	550	1450	1500	1550	1950	1750	1700	1850	2400	2400	2050	2700	1900

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

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu 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. 51 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 55 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Recent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).

* 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.