– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 06 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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the N by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).
	Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)		1700	4950	2150	1000	1550	1650	1700	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	6150	5650	1650	2500
km/h	SW	W	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N
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cm	—	—	—	12	9	—	—	11	41	44	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-11	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-14	-14	-13	-10	-8	-7	-8	-10	-12
min °C	-13	-12	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-14	-12	-9	-8	-9	-11	-12
chill °C	-20	-20	-23	-24	-24	-22	-22	-23	-28	-27	-26	-27	-23	-18	-13	-19	-22	-24

Freezing level m	1050	1200	750	1250	1650	1650	1800	1750	1650	1500	1550	1300	1250	1450	1400	1650	1800	1350

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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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the N by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon 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. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 59 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 59 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).

* 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.