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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 15 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).
	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
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cm	9	26	15	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-7	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-5	-7	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6
min °C	-7	-7	-9	-8	-3	-4	-2	-2	-5	-7	-8	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-7
chill °C	-19	-18	-22	-20	-11	-11	-9	-10	-16	-18	-19	-16	-13	-11	-11	-13	-14	-14

Freezing level m	1350	1800	1750	1650	1400	1150	1200	1400	1200	1150	1550	1300	1250	1550	1250	1050	1400	1200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600		1700	1600	1550	1650	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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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. 56 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 56 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 56 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).

* 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.