– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue morning).
	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1950		1650		6300	1650	2150	1650					1950			1800
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	W	W	WNW	NW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S
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cm	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-11	-10	-10	-9	-10	-13	-15	-16	-15	-11	-10	-11	-11	-10	-9	-8
min °C	-12	-12	-12	-10	-10	-10	-12	-14	-15	-16	-16	-14	-10	-12	-13	-11	-9	-9
chill °C	-22	-22	-20	-14	-17	-19	-20	-19	-15	-29	-30	-27	-20	-23	-25	-24	-20	-20

Freezing level m	1950	1950	1650	1800	1900	1500	1350	1600	750	550	1200	1100	1250	1500	1300	1650	2100	1850

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue 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. 33 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 43 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 43 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 33 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).

* 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.