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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	W	W	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	ENE	W
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cm	2	11	45	20	31	35	2	5	20	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-9	-7	-7	-6	-6	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-2	-1	-2	-4	-9	-8	-7
min °C	-11	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-9	-8	-7	-8	-8	-5	-5	-1	-3	-8	-10	-8	-8
chill °C	-23	-22	-20	-19	-18	-20	-21	-19	-17	-19	-19	-14	-12	-8	-12	-15	-19	-8	-16

Freezing level m	1250	1550	1400	1600	1800	2000	1450	1250	1700	1400	1400	1450	1250	1250	1350	1550	950	1400	1150
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1700	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1600		1600

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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. 48 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 50 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 58 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 58 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago		-
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (35 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.