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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 13 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	S
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cm	20	8	16	19	7	7	16	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	0	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-3	-2	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-5	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-4
chill °C	-11	-9	-8	-9	-10	-9	-8	-13	-11	-10	-8	-6	-6	-9	-10	-7	-9

Freezing level m	1450	1650	1800	1950	1650	1600	1850	1400	1500	1250	1050	1100	1350	1200	1250	1650	1400
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1000	1000	1550	1550	1000	1600

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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	8° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 41 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 48 minutes ago	12° C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Woodbury 97 km ESE 214m alt. 49 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Howell Heights 101 km SE 230m alt. 50 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.