– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the N by Thu morning).
		Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1750	1550			8100				1600	1600	1600	1550	1000	1550	1500	1500	1500
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	WSW	WSW	S	SSW	WSW	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	17	27	27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-13	-13	-10	-9	-7	-6	-8	-7	-6	-6	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-10
min °C	-12	-14	-14	-11	-11	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-7	-7	-8	-9	-8	-11	-11
chill °C	-21	-18	-20	-18	-19	-14	-14	-16	-14	-11	-9	-7	-14	-13	-15	-18	-20	-23	-24

Freezing level m	950	800	800	350	300	1100	0	600	1400	1100	1300	1400	1450	1500	1600	1550	1400	1650	1350

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	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:36	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the N 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		-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).

* 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.