– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.
	Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1700	1500	1650	1550	1550
km/h	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	SE	SSW	WNW	NW	W	SW	WSW
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cm	2	6	55	16	15	8	5	14	43	65	52	17	—	—	3	3	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-5	-12	-14	-11	-9	-9	-6	-4	-3	-4	-3	-4	-7	-11	-8	-4
min °C	-6	-6	-7	-13	-14	-13	-12	-9	-8	-6	-4	-7	-4	-6	-11	-11	-10	-8
chill °C	-17	-17	-19	-29	-31	-29	-27	-23	-21	-17	-12	-14	-9	-14	-21	-20	-14	-20

Freezing level m	1950	2050	2250	1300	1150	1150	1150	1500	1550	1650	2250	1650	1250	1850	1500	1150	1350	1050

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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 Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

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		-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 46 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 48 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 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.