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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 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 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 afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1650	1550	1500
km/h	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	14	3	10	6	—	1	1	—	—	2	2	18	38	—	—	38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-11	-8	-5	-5	-7	-6	-6	-8	-9	-7
min °C	-9	-10	-11	-12	-11	-12	-12	-10	-7	-9	-10	-8	-8	-9	-10	-8
chill °C	-22	-23	-26	-27	-25	-27	-27	-21	-18	-20	-22	-22	-20	-20	-22	-21

Freezing level m	1450	1450	1500	800	950	1100	800	750	1200	1250	1450	1550	1800	1250	1400	1700

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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 afternoon).

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 Tue night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW 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. 46 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 54 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 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.