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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
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	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	clear
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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max °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-9	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-10	-9
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-8	-9	-10	-7	-9	-7	-8	-9	-9	-10	-11
chill °C	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-12	-12	-15	-20	-22	-20	-21	-19	-20	-20	-19	-18	-21

Freezing level m	1000	1500	1150	1000	1300	750	850	1250	1400	1500	1550	1600	1600	1800	1550	1500	1450	800
Cloud base (m)					1600	1550	1550	1600	1650	1500	1500	1550	1600	1500	1500	1650	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 48 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 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.