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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.
	Wed 5		Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)			8200		5800	2250	1000	1000	1650	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600		1600	5700
km/h	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNE	NNE	N	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	8	2	—	—	18	33	5	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-9	-7	-5	-2	-1
min °C	-9	-9	-8	-7	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-9	-6	-4	-2
chill °C	-16	-16	-12	-10	-16	-17	-17	-14	-14	-18	-20	-19	-19	-18	-12	-9	-5

Freezing level m	1200	750	950	1200	550	1100	1600	1650	1800	1550	1400	1500	1550	1350	1300	1850	2350

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly near 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. 55 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 55 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 55 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 55 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 55 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 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.