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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	heavy snow
km/h	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	1	27	4	—	—	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1
min °C	-4	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2
chill °C	-9	-10	-10	-7	-6	-3	-5	-4	-8	-9	-9	-10	-10	-11	-8	-8	-10	-9

Freezing level m	950	1100	550	1100	1550	1150	950	1300	700	900	1350	1500	1450	1500	1600	1250	1500	1850
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650						1600	1550	1550	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1800	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.