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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning).
	Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	4	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	15	63	—	—	44	4	16	23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-10	-7	-5	-6	-9	-6	-5	-5	-8	-7	-13	-12	-11
min °C	-10	-11	-12	-12	-12	-12	-10	-5	-8	-9	-7	-9	-7	-9	-10	-13	-13	-12
chill °C	-23	-26	-27	-27	-26	-26	-21	-15	-20	-21	-21	-21	-16	-20	-25	-27	-28	-28

Freezing level m	1400	1450	800	900	1100	800	700	1100	1350	1450	1700	1700	1300	1350	1200	1150	1300	1350

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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 night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu 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. 49 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 57 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 59 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).

* 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.