– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep 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 -9°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1600	1600	1750	1600	1550	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1600	1700	1750	1500	1500
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	S	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	23	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	2	1	2	—	5	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-12	-11	-9	-9	-11	-13	-19	-19	-18	-16	-15	-16
min °C	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-11	-10	-12	-18	-19	-20	-19	-16	-16	-20
chill °C	-23	-22	-21	-16	-17	-19	-17	-17	-19	-20	-26	-33	-34	-20	-29	-29	-31	-37

Freezing level m	1700	2200	1600	1350	1600	1250	1500	1500	1150	1250	1400	1150	1050	1150	500	800	1250	800

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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 -9°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu 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 656m alt. 40 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 37 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 40 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.