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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).
	Thu 20		Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1450	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1000	1000	950	1500
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	12	30	54	18	15	6	—	—	11	6	5	47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-9	-10	-10	-11	-11	-13	-19	-20	-13	-14	-12	-13	-12	-12	-10
min °C	-8	-9	-9	-10	-13	-12	-14	-17	-19	-20	-20	-14	-13	-14	-13	-13	-10
chill °C	-18	-19	-20	-22	-28	-26	-30	-37	-39	-41	-41	-28	-27	-28	-27	-28	-24

Freezing level m	1550	1150	1200	1350	1150	1450	1950	1850	950	950	600	950	1200	1400	1600	1700	1900

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

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. 58 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 58 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 58 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 58 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 58 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 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.