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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	N	NE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NNW	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	S	S	SE
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cm	9	13	7	2	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-9	-7	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-8	-9	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-12	-14	-13	-8	-6	-6	-5	-5	-7	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9
chill °C	-21	-22	-23	-20	-18	-18	-13	-9	-11	-19	-21	-22	-16	-11	-10	-11	-11	-13

Freezing level m	1300	1150	800	900	1000	800	1150	1800	1400	1350	1350	1350	1200	1250	850	850	1200	500
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	2100	1700	1650	1700	1900	2050	1700	1550	1650	1600	1600	1650	2150	2500	1650	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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 52 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 52 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
hy2c170E43S 104 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 278).	- km
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 52 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).

* 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.