– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 21 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1550	1900	1650	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1650	1950	2300	8700
km/h	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NW	N	WNW	N	SE	SSE	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	34	23	12	5	1	—	5	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-2	-4	-5	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-5	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8
chill °C	-6	-9	-8	-5	-5	-7	-10	-9	-8	-10	-11	-7	-7	-13	-12	-14	-12	-8

Freezing level m	1150	1400	1400	1600	1650	1450	1450	1650	1900	1600	1350	1000	650	1000	750	700	900	400

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 39 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 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.