– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 13 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).
		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSW	W	WSW
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cm	14	28	38	6	10	38	12	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-9	-9	-5	-5	-2	-2	-5	-7	-8	-9	-7	-8	-7
chill °C	-19	-18	-19	-19	-19	-18	-21	-22	-16	-14	-10	-10	-16	-16	-17	-19	-14	-18	-15

Freezing level m	1600	1800	1900	1700	1550	1800	1500	1600	1300	1000	1150	1300	1100	1300	1600	1200	1600	1450	1200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650	1600		1650	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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

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. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 44 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 38 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 46 minutes ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Woodbury 97 km ESE 214m alt. 46 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Howell Heights 101 km SE 230m alt. 48 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).

* 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.