– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 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 -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the N by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Tue 28		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1650	1600	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650	1900	1750	3250	7800		1750
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	WNW	S	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	5	4	5	58	53	32	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8	-11	-11	-12	-14	-11	-10	-10	-8	-7	-7
min °C	-4	-6	-7	-8	-8	-9	-11	-12	-12	-13	-17	-12	-10	-10	-9	-7	-8
chill °C	-7	-13	-15	-17	-18	-22	-24	-25	-20	-24	-32	-25	-21	-21	-17	-13	-18

Freezing level m	2000	1450	1500	1650	1700	1550	1450	1350	1300	1350	150	0	800	900	1400	1600	950

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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 -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 31 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 31 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 31 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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.