Aoraki/Mount Cook weather
– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
km/h
110
WSW
100
WSW
80
SW
70
SW
70
WSW
75
WSW
80
WNW
90
WNW
85
W
60
WNW
75
NW
95
NW
95
W
110
W
80
W
75
W
55
WNW
85
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
10
32
18
5
10
60
13
9
18
4
2
98
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-14
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-18
-17
-14
-14
-12
-9
min °C
-18
-18
-17
-13
-12
-12
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-16
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-37
-37
-34
-28
-26
-26
-28
-26
-26
-24
-25
-34
-36
-36
-32
-29
-26
-27
Freezing level m
950
1000
150
750
1100
1300
1500
2100
1900
1950
2100
2150
1200
1250
1200
1450
1550
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-16-13-12-11-12-11-11-11-11-13-18-17-15-14-13-11-14-14-12-8-7-7-8-6-6-6-6-8-13-13-11-10-9-6-7-8-9-5-4-3-30-111-2-6-6-5-4-300-2-4-122466675122446763689101212131311889101012
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:15
6:15

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km N
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 315).
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
53 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
Clayton
71 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 270).
71 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero
71 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 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.

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