– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).
	Tue 18		Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)		2700	1650	1700	1700	1750	1600	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1450	1550	1500	1550
km/h	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	23	13	58	10	38	27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-8	-13	-10	-9
min °C	-7	-7	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-8	-8	-9	-14	-15	-11	-10
chill °C	-17	-17	-10	-8	-8	-10	-10	-11	-13	-14	-21	-20	-22	-31	-31	-26	-25

Freezing level m	1800	1600	1800	2150	1900	1350	1500	1150	1250	1400	1150	1300	1650	1750	950	1350	1500

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	5:55	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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. 40 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 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.