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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales.
		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	S	SSW
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cm	15	35	42	30	18	29	54	18	26	3	—	—	15	13	6	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-3	-3	-5	-6	-5	-7	-8	-6	-7	-7	-7	-11	-14	-9
min °C	-7	-5	-3	-5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-10	-12	-15	-14
chill °C	-18	-16	-12	-12	-14	-18	-21	-21	-21	-18	-15	-14	-22	-18	-27	-28

Freezing level m	1850	2100	2500	1800	1650	2100	1750	1750	1700	1700	1500	1600	1050	1250	1200	0

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly 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. 29 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 59 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	10°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 29 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 29 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 29 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).

* 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.