– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 31 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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).
	Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1750	1700		1650		1550	1500	1500	1600						1600	1050
km/h	W	SW	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-13	-12	-9	-8	-8	-6	-6	-6	-10	-9	-9	-10	-10	-9	-8	-8	-7
min °C	-14	-16	-16	-10	-8	-8	-7	-6	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-8	-8
chill °C	-27	-30	-30	-20	-16	-16	-12	-15	-23	-25	-23	-23	-18	-17	-18	-15	-13	-12

Freezing level m	1100	1050	300	0	1050	500	1050	1350	1300	1500	1450	1200	1050	1300	400	700	1150	600

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

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		-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 35 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 35 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (37 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 35 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (26 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.