– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 07 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat morning).
	Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1650	1600	1550	1600		1600	1550	1500	1550	1600		1750	1500	1500	1550
km/h	SSW	W	W	W	SW	SSE	WSW	WNW	NW	W	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-6	-9	-4	-3	-5	-8	-15	-15	-8	-9	-10	-10	-11	-9	-7
min °C	-4	-5	-5	-8	-9	-8	-4	-8	-14	-15	-15	-14	-10	-11	-12	-13	-10	-9
chill °C	-8	-11	-11	-13	-13	-13	-11	-19	-26	-26	-20	-23	-22	-24	-25	-27	-23	-20

Freezing level m	1250	1600	1000	1150	1400	750	1200	1400	1450	900	1050	400	850	1350	900	700	1400	800

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat 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. 47 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 80).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 44 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (28 kph at 135).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Recent moderate snow.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.