– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		1650	1600	1550		1600	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	SW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	NNW	NW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	6	51	22	17	2	11	18	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-3	-5	-9	-8	-6	-10
min °C	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-3	-4	-6	-10	-9	-9	-12
chill °C	-3	-4	-6	-6	-8	-8	-6	-6	-10	-10	-9	-11	-11	-13	-17	-18	-19	-22

Freezing level m	1450	1650	1150	1200	1450	1550	1450	1650	1300	1500	1600	1750	1550	1350	350	450	950	0

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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 -2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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 -12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 35 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 33 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 35 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 35 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 35 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).

* 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.