– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Tue 7		Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	ESE	W	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-1	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-1	-7	-11	-12	-12	-11	-12	-12	-7	-6	-4	-4	-6	-7	-8	-8	-10

Freezing level m	2000	1700	1350	1300	950	850	850	450	1000	1400	1100	950	1300	900	1150	1550	1400
Cloud base (m)	1800		1550	2000	1850	1650	1650							1650	1550	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Mon morning).

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. 26 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 26 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 26 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 26 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 26 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 26 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 28 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 26 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 28 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 26 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).

* 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.