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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 08 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).
	Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1600	1000	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650		1600	1500	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1650	2000
km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	N	WNW	W	SW	SSW	S	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW
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cm	—	10	19	36	25	13	—	—	—	—	—	3	10	5	12	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-6	-8	-8	-8	-7	-5	-4	-3	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5
min °C	-7	-7	-10	-9	-8	-9	-7	-6	-5	-4	-7	-7	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6
chill °C	-11	-16	-22	-20	-18	-17	-14	-13	-10	-10	-16	-16	-15	-14	-16	-16	-14	-12

Freezing level m	1800	1650	1800	1500	1450	1500	1500	1500	1400	1450	1700	1450	1800	2000	2000	1900	1900	1750

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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. 56 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 27 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 26 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 26 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 26 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).

* 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.