– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the N by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	2300	1600	1750	2550			1600	1550	1550	1650
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	W	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	4	6	8	49	53	12	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-10	-11	-12	-14	-13	-10	-9	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-12	-11	-13	-18	-16	-11	-10	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6	-8
chill °C	-13	-16	-17	-18	-20	-21	-21	-19	-23	-33	-31	-22	-21	-16	-12	-14	-15	-16	-15

Freezing level m	1400	1550	1650	1700	1600	1400	1400	1250	1300	500	0	600	650	1350	1550	1000	1100	1300	1100

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 34 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 31 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 44 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 44 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 44 minutes ago	3° 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.