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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Jul 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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SSE	SE	NW	WSW
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cm	13	16	3	7	13	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-1	0	-3	-2	0	-5	-3	-4	-4	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-5	-5	-3	-3
chill °C	-8	-8	-10	-9	-7	-13	-11	-10	-8	-4	-7	-9	-10	-6	-9	-8	-3	-3

Freezing level m	1800	1950	1750	1600	2000	1500	1550	1200	1000	1300	1350	1100	1250	1550	1000	800	1500	1150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1550		1550	1000	1550	1550	1650	1700

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 43 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 56 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.