– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).
	Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5			Thursday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1700		1700		1500	1500	1500	1550	1550				1700	1550		8750	1050	8700
km/h	S	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE	ENE	N	N
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-6
min °C	-10	-8	-8	-7	-6	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-6	-7
chill °C	-19	-16	-16	-13	-15	-23	-25	-23	-23	-21	-18	-16	-14	-14	-13	-7	-10	-15

Freezing level m	0	1050	350	1000	1350	1300	1400	1450	950	950	1400	450	750	1200	950	1400	1450	1150

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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. 27 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 27 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 29 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 37 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 37 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 27 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 27 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 37 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 27 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 37 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 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.