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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).
		Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1600	1600	1800	1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1650	1700
km/h	WNW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	SSW	W	W	S	S	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	39	25	8	23	—	—	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-4	-5	-9	-8	-9	-9	-9	-7
min °C	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-4	-5	-9	-10	-9	-10	-11	-9	-9
chill °C	-8	-6	-9	-8	-5	-7	-7	-10	-9	-10	-11	-13	-15	-15	-15	-14	-18	-16	-13

Freezing level m	1100	1150	1400	1450	1650	1600	1350	1500	1600	1850	1550	1350	850	350	800	400	0	800	250

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

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. 29 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 29 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 27 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 49 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 49 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 29 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 29 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 49 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 29 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 49 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.