– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			1700	2300	2300	1700	1550			2750		4600	2400
km/h	W	WNW	N	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-8	-11	-13	-11	-7	-6	-5	-7	-7	-7	-5	-4	-3	-2
min °C	-4	-6	-9	-13	-13	-12	-10	-6	-5	-10	-8	-7	-6	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-9	-11	-14	-21	-22	-22	-21	-14	-12	-20	-20	-18	-16	-12	-10	-10

Freezing level m	1800	1550	1600	850	450	800	0	1350	1600	1350	1600	1900	1800	1900	2200	2150

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	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:53	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:57	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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. 33 minutes ago	-2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 33 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 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.