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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 10 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 below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).
		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	SW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	26	7	1	13	18	30	8	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-8	-9	-7	-8	-8	-6	-6	-7	-8	-6	-5	-5	-2
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-8	-10	-9	-10	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-9	-9	-5	-5	-4
chill °C	-11	-10	-11	-11	-13	-16	-21	-22	-23	-21	-20	-19	-19	-18	-17	-18	-12	-12	-11

Freezing level m	1200	1000	1300	750	850	1250	950	1250	1500	1600	1650	1750	1850	1650	1750	950	1100	1700	1400
Cloud base (m)			1650	1600	1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1700	1600	1000

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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago		-
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.