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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 01 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	4	16	16	3	13	97	25	16	2	4	12	61	84	23	24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-10	-10	-11	-11	-10	-10	-9	-9	-16	-17	-16	-15	-13	-10	-8	-15	-14
min °C	-14	-11	-11	-13	-11	-10	-10	-10	-13	-18	-18	-17	-15	-13	-12	-12	-15	-16
chill °C	-29	-25	-25	-28	-26	-24	-22	-24	-28	-36	-37	-34	-30	-27	-26	-26	-30	-28

Freezing level m	700	1050	1300	1500	1900	1950	1950	2200	2300	1400	1200	800	1200	1450	1600	2500	1600	1500

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun 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. 45 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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.