– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 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 -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).
	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	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		1650	1600	1650		1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	2200	1500	1750
km/h	SSW	SW	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	NW	N	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	4	59	21	24	7	3	18	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-8	-7	-10	-13	-14	-13	-12	-15
min °C	-8	-7	-6	-5	-7	-8	-7	-7	-8	-9	-9	-9	-13	-13	-16	-15	-14	-17
chill °C	-13	-12	-10	-13	-16	-16	-15	-15	-16	-20	-20	-20	-25	-26	-28	-27	-23	-26

Freezing level m	1450	1600	1200	1200	1400	1550	1650	1550	1350	1450	1650	1700	1400	1200	300	300	800	500

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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 -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat 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		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	6° 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.