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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 24 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1600			1600	1550	1550		1600	1600	1550	1650	1500	1500
km/h	NNW	WNW	NW	SE	NNW	W	SSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	13	19	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-6	-7	-8	-8	-5	-4	-6	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1
min °C	-3	-5	-7	-7	-9	-9	-7	-6	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3
chill °C	-10	-10	-7	-10	-9	-12	-10	-8	-10	-6	-5	-7	-5	-3	-6	-8	-10	-9

Freezing level m	1500	1300	900	850	800	300	450	1050	200	550	1100	1000	1200	1450	1250	1400	1600	1750

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

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. 38 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 35 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 48 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 48 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 48 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 48 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 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.