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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 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 Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	NW	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	1	19	5	8	17	24	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-7
chill °C	-7	-8	-12	-12	-12	-9	-10	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-6	-5	-6	-8	-9	-14

Freezing level m	850	1250	1100	1300	1450	1650	1700	1850	1950	1600	1450	1100	1150	1350	1300	1250	1450	1350
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1900		1600	1550	1550	1550	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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri 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. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 46 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 54 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 54 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago		-
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.