– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.
	Sun 6		Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1700	1600	1600	1600	1650	1600	1550	1550	1500	1600	1550		1550	1500	1550
km/h	WNW	NNW	SSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW
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cm	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	3	3	—	7	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-6	-3	-4	-5	-9	-15	-14	-11	-10	-11	-14
min °C	-5	-6	-5	-4	-6	-6	-7	-6	-4	-7	-13	-15	-15	-15	-11	-14	-16
chill °C	-12	-6	-8	-9	-10	-6	-10	-10	-10	-18	-25	-26	-24	-24	-24	-28	-29

Freezing level m	2150	1400	1300	1600	1200	1250	1550	1000	1250	1350	1250	1000	1050	350	1000	1050	550

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	6:16	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:22	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri 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. 29 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 29 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 36 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 39 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Strong winds from the SE (43 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 29 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 29 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 29 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (6 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.