– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 19 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 -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the N by Thu night).
	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1850	1800	1650	1650	1750	1700	1600	1650	1600	1700	1550	1500	1450	1500	1550	1550
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	4	93	21	23	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-8	-7	-7	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-8	-9	-7	-11	-15	-12
min °C	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-8	-6	-7	-9	-9	-9	-10	-13	-16	-16
chill °C	-7	-10	-12	-14	-13	-10	-14	-17	-16	-11	-15	-19	-20	-21	-22	-26	-30	-30

Freezing level m	1650	1750	1450	1450	1600	1150	1200	1450	1550	1350	1450	1250	1350	1550	1550	1300	900	450

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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 -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the N by Thu 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		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 39 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (39 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
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.