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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 04 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Wed night).
		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	N	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	NNE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
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cm	33	5	10	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	2	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-4	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-4	-5	-7	-7	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4
chill °C	-11	-9	-13	-15	-13	-13	-14	-9	-4	-2	-10	-12	-15	-14	-10	-8	-6	-6	-4

Freezing level m	1500	1350	1100	800	1000	1050	850	1050	1600	1500	1350	1200	1300	1200	1500	1350	1200	1450	1200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1900	1700	1650	1800	1650	2150	2500	1650	2000	1700	1650	1650	1800	1700	1650	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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SE 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. 37 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 37 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 37 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 37 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 37 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 39 minutes ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 37 minutes ago	11° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 39 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 37 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 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.