– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	NNW	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	8	22	32	35	2	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1	-3	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-6	-8	-7	-8	-7	-6	-6	-4	-2	-2	-1	-2	-4
chill °C	-7	-7	-6	-7	-8	-8	-12	-13	-12	-16	-16	-15	-16	-12	-9	-8	-4	-5	-4

Freezing level m	1600	1550	1850	1950	2050	2100	1450	700	1100	650	550	750	500	700	1400	1500	1600	1550	1300
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1000	950	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1650	1650	1700	1750	1950	1750	1550	1600	1550

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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 42 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 44 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 44 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 42 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 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.