– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 07 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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the N by Tue night).
	Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2000	1000	1550	1800	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1650	1600	1600	1600	1750	2600	1500	1500	1550
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	N	N	N	NW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
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cm	11	9	—	2	40	50	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-13	-15	-13	-11	-9	-8	-9	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10
min °C	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-13	-14	-15	-16	-12	-10	-9	-9	-12	-12	-10	-11	-11
chill °C	-25	-24	-23	-17	-25	-24	-26	-28	-30	-23	-19	-9	-18	-24	-25	-20	-21	-20

Freezing level m	1250	1650	1700	1800	1650	1500	1500	1500	1250	1150	1600	1450	1450	1600	1650	2050	2100	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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the N 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. 28 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 58 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 32 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 28 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 28 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 28 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	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.