– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	S	S	SW
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cm	32	4	6	29	8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-7	-7	-6	-8	-6	-4	-2	-1	-1	-2	-5	-8	-8	-8	-7	-6
min °C	-7	-8	-7	-7	-9	-9	-4	-4	-2	-1	-4	-6	-8	-10	-8	-7	-6
chill °C	-19	-20	-19	-18	-22	-21	-14	-11	-9	-8	-14	-17	-18	-17	-16	-14	-12

Freezing level m	1950	1600	1350	1800	1600	1650	1300	1100	1250	1400	1100	1150	1550	1450	800	1400	1150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1700	1500	1500	1500	1600	1550	1000	1000	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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. 45 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the NW (48 kph at 315).
lightning 83km SSW of Hokitika 38 km NE 1159m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	11° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.