– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 08 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 Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow
km/h	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NW
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cm	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	14	7	9
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	-8	-12	-11	-10	-10	-11	-8	-6	-4	-4	-4	-8	-8	-9	-12	-12	-9	-10

Freezing level m	1400	1300	1000	900	1000	250	950	1400	1050	950	1250	700	1150	1400	1500	1500	1650	1600
Cloud base (m)	1700	1950	1700	1650	1650							1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550

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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 Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

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 Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 54 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 54 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 54 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 54 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 54 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 55 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 56 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 54 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 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.