– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).
	Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	N	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	8	9	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-5	-7	-7	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6
chill °C	-11	-14	-14	-14	-13	-12	-8	-4	-2	-8	-12	-11	-11	-8	-7	-9	-10	-11

Freezing level m	1300	1150	750	850	1150	1000	1350	1850	1500	1400	1450	1150	800	1150	800	650	1100	350
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1700	1650	1700	1700	1850	1650	2000	1650	1700	1650	1650	1650		1700	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 30 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	1° C	Recent moderate snow.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 30 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 225).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 38 minutes ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 30 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 32 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 30 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	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.