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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 28 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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	27	5	3	3	—	5	27	4	—	2	14	3	—	—	—	2	27	35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-12	-14	-13	-13	-13	-17	-15	-14	-14	-11	-10	-9	-9	-11	-10	-9
min °C	-13	-13	-15	-15	-13	-14	-14	-19	-19	-15	-14	-14	-12	-10	-11	-12	-11	-10
chill °C	-28	-27	-30	-28	-27	-30	-32	-37	-36	-32	-31	-31	-27	-21	-24	-26	-25	-23

Freezing level m	1750	1650	1350	1300	1300	1250	1500	1300	250	650	1500	1500	1250	1500	1000	1400	1650	2050

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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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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. 55 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 55 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 55 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 55 minutes ago		Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 55 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (35 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.