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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 24 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).
	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	1600			1600	1550	1600	1600	1550	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	19	30	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	60
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-12	-13	-14	-11	-9	-7	-6	-7	-7	-5	-5	-4	-5	-7	-8	-8
min °C	-9	-11	-12	-14	-14	-13	-10	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-7	-7	-9	-10
chill °C	-20	-19	-20	-18	-21	-19	-18	-14	-14	-13	-13	-10	-8	-9	-14	-15	-20	-24

Freezing level m	1400	1300	800	800	900	250	400	1050	0	550	1200	950	1150	1400	1400	1450	1650	1500

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 42 minutes ago	2° C	Recent heavy snow.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 39 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Recent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
lightning 73km SW of Hokitika 46 km NNE 63m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 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.