– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 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 night, min -3°C on Sun night). 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 -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).
		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1600	1650	1750	1900	1700	1600	1750		1850	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1550
km/h	W	N	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	WNW	SE	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	NW
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cm	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	27	5	—	32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-3	-2	-4	-7	-3
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3	-6	-8	-7
chill °C	-9	-2	-2	-5	-6	-4	-6	-7	-8	-8	-3	-5	-10	-11	-11	-10	-14	-16	-14

Freezing level m	1700	1600	1700	1450	1500	1650	1250	1250	1450	1550	1500	1650	1250	1250	1600	1550	1400	1100	850

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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 night, min -3°C on Sun night). 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 -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). 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. 42 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 52 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.