– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 18		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1600	1650	1650	1700	1650	1650	2050		1950	1650	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	W	W	E	SSE	SE	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2
min °C	-3	-2	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-3	-3
chill °C	-10	-8	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-6	-7	-8	-6	-4	-5	-8	-9	-11	-11

Freezing level m	1650	1600	1450	1650	1400	1450	1600	1250	1350	1500	1550	1500	1700	1500	1550	1550	1550

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu 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. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).

* 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.