– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1800	1700	1600	1650	1800	1650	1650	1700	1700	1550	2200	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1700	1500	1700
km/h	S	SW	W	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	W	WNW	ESE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	36	15	24	12	—	4	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-4	-6	-8	-9	-9	-10
min °C	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3	-5	-6	-11	-11	-9	-10
chill °C	-6	-3	-4	-7	-6	-9	-8	-6	-4	-9	-10	-10	-10	-13	-14	-20	-19	-9	-18

Freezing level m	1400	1450	1600	1200	1250	1400	1600	1500	1600	1200	1250	1600	1700	1350	1150	500	200	700	0

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 58 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 28 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 28 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 28 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 28 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).

* 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.