– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 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 -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1000	1000	1650	1600	1650	1650	1600	1600	1600	1550	1800	1600	1600	1550	1750	1500	1500
km/h	W	W	W	W	SSE	SE	N	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-4	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-5
chill °C	-10	-9	-10	-10	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-8	-6	-10	-8	-3	-6	-8	-9	-8	-11

Freezing level m	1300	1250	1550	1650	1400	1700	1350	1400	1600	1450	1500	1500	1300	1500	1450	1150	1200	1600	1650

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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 -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu 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		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 35 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 35 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 35 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 35 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 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.