– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5			Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8
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	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1650	1700				8450	8500	8200	1050	1000	1000	1500	1650	1700	1650
km/h	W	WSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	ESE
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max °C	-10	-8	-9	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-6	-6	-8	-8	-8	-10	-9	-9
min °C	-10	-10	-11	-11	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-7	-6	-8	-9	-8	-10	-10	-10	-9
chill °C	-24	-22	-26	-27	-23	-20	-17	-16	-15	-12	-10	-19	-20	-19	-19	-18	-16	-9

Freezing level m	1450	1450	550	0	750	0	1100	1350	900	1050	1200	950	1350	1600	1650	1450	1400	1150

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm 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. 41 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 51 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 51 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 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.