– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSE	SW	WNW	W
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cm	7	14	19	3	6	18	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-4	-2	-4	-4	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-2	-4	-4
chill °C	-9	-8	-9	-10	-9	-8	-12	-10	-10	-8	-6	-7	-9	-10	-8	-10	-4	-10	-8

Freezing level m	1600	1800	1900	1700	1550	1800	1500	1600	1300	1000	1150	1300	1100	1300	1600	1200	1600	1450	1200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650	1600		1650	1750

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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 night). 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	5° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 53 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 53 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 53 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Woodbury 97 km ESE 214m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Howell Heights 101 km SE 230m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).

* 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.