– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
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	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SSE	SSE	S	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-9	-7	-7	-8	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-8	-9	-10	-9	-9	-8	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9
chill °C	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-12	-12	-15	-18	-23	-21	-20	-19	-20	-21	-17	-17	-16

Freezing level m	1000	1500	1150	1000	1300	750	850	1300	1450	1550	1500	1450	1400	1800	1800	1700	1500	1300
Cloud base (m)					1650	1550	1700	1600	1650	1500	1500	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550	5450

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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. 41 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 48 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 51 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 51 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).

* 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.