– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).
		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	1550	1650	1950	1700	1550
km/h	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	N	W	NW	SE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S
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cm	2	—	—	—	3	4	68	34	32	4	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-7	-6	-8	-7	-6	-9	-10	-12	-12	-11	-11	-12	-12	-8	-8	-7	-5
min °C	-7	-7	-7	-8	-9	-8	-9	-9	-11	-13	-13	-11	-12	-13	-12	-11	-8	-7	-6
chill °C	-16	-14	-13	-18	-21	-20	-20	-20	-20	-13	-16	-19	-15	-20	-20	-22	-17	-14	-12

Freezing level m	1450	1650	1750	1500	1500	1600	1850	1500	1350	1000	800	1000	750	500	900	0	0	1050	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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun 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		-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 54 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 54 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 54 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 54 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours 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.