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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).
		Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1450	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	77	34	45	40	27	28	7	—	—	2	13	2	—	—	8	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-9	-10	-9	-13	-12	-12	-14	-12	-11	-13	-16	-14	-13	-12	-8
min °C	-9	-10	-10	-12	-13	-13	-14	-15	-14	-13	-14	-18	-17	-14	-13	-11
chill °C	-19	-24	-24	-28	-28	-28	-25	-23	-25	-26	-32	-36	-35	-30	-28	-24

Freezing level m	2050	1800	2000	2200	1700	1650	1650	1250	1400	1050	1550	1350	750	800	1450	1500

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 32 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 41 minutes ago	11°C	Recent heavy rain.	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 52 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago		Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 52 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 52 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).

* 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.