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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	WSW	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	E	NNW
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cm	6	1	1	2	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4
min °C	-6	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	-4	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5
chill °C	-12	-13	-13	-12	-10	-2	-7	-9	-12	-12	-10	-8	-8	-7	-8	-9	-6	-4	-5

Freezing level m	950	900	1150	1100	1250	1750	1350	1050	1200	850	650	1050	500	750	1150	750	800	1300	750
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1800	1800	1850	1700		1550	2050	1950	1650	1650	1700

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed 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. 35 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 35 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 35 minutes ago	0° C	Dry
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 35 minutes ago	0° C	Dry
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 35 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 35 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 43 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 35 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 37 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 35 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (24 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.