– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
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	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds
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max °C	-1	-2	-5	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-2	-4	-6	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-8	-9	-6	-7	-9
chill °C	-11	-14	-16	-20	-19	-7	-7	-8	-13	-11	-10	-13	-19	-19	-12	-15	-18

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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		-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).

* 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.