– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1000	1000	1650	1600	1650	1650	1600	1600	1600	1550	1800	1600	1600	1550	1750	1500	1500
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	S	S	W	SSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	11	39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-5	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-8	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-8
min °C	-4	-6	-8	-8	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-8	-12
chill °C	-14	-16	-20	-19	-10	-9	-7	-7	-11	-11	-13	-18	-18	-12	-13	-17	-16	-18	-22

Freezing level m	1300	1250	1550	1650	1400	1700	1350	1400	1600	1450	1500	1500	1300	1500	1450	1150	1200	1600	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu 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. 30 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 28 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 40 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 40 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).

* 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.