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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 01 Jul 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).
	Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6
	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	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NW	NNE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	33	23	38	2	8	11	2	3	9
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	-2	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-3
min °C	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-3	-7	-7	-7	-8	-6	-5	-4
chill °C	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-9	-12	-15	-7	-15	-18	-16	-16	-14

Freezing level m	1400	1650	1450	1450	1550	1700	1800	1700	2000	1950	1650	1050	1000	1050	800	800	900	900
Cloud base (m)	1600	1650	1650	1600	1650	1600	1000	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650	1550	1600	1650	1600

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 39 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 39 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 39 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 39 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 43 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 39 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 39 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 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.