– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, gales from the NNW by Tue night).
	Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1600	1000	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650		1600	1500	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1650	2000
km/h	NNW	N	NNE	N	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
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max °C	-12	-12	-12	-14	-14	-13	-12	-10	-8	-8	-9	-10	-10	-10	-10	-12	-12	-11
min °C	-12	-12	-15	-14	-14	-14	-13	-11	-9	-9	-11	-11	-10	-10	-12	-12	-12	-12
chill °C	-18	-22	-29	-27	-26	-26	-23	-22	-17	-17	-22	-22	-22	-20	-23	-22	-22	-20

Freezing level m	1800	1650	1800	1500	1450	1500	1500	1500	1400	1450	1700	1450	1800	2000	2000	1900	1900	1750

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, gales from the NNW by Tue 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).

* 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.