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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 24 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1600			1600	1550	1550		1600	1600	1550	1650	1500	1500
km/h	NNW	WNW	NW	S	NW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	W	SW	SW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	23	31	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	13	29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-10	-12	-14	-14	-10	-9	-6	-6	-7	-7	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6
min °C	-9	-11	-13	-14	-14	-11	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-9
chill °C	-20	-20	-19	-14	-20	-18	-16	-14	-13	-12	-13	-12	-6	-9	-11	-16	-20	-20

Freezing level m	1500	1300	900	850	800	300	450	1050	200	550	1100	1000	1200	1450	1250	1400	1600	1750

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the NW 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 N (28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 54 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 54 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 54 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 54 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).

* 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.