– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 12 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue morning).
		Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1650		1650			1750	2050	1650	1700			1850	2450
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	WNW	WSW	WNW	NNE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S
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cm	35	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-6	-9	-11	-11	-11	-6	-6	-7	-9
min °C	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-8	-10	-11	-11	-11	-9	-6	-8	-11
chill °C	-14	-14	-14	-13	-9	-11	-10	-11	-14	-15	-22	-22	-19	-13	-17	-25

Freezing level m	2100	1900	1850	1500	1750	1850	1450	1350	1550	600	500	950	850	1000	1400	1250

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	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:53	—	—	5:54	—

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 -4°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue 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. 52 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 57 minutes ago	11° C	Recent heavy rain.	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Recent heavy rain.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.