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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).
	Thu 30		Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1700			1950		1550	1500	1500	1550	1550
km/h	N	NW	WNW	WSW	SSE	S	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	NNE
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cm	52	45	10	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-11	-14	-14	-11	-9	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-10	-9	-8	-8	-9	-9
min °C	-9	-13	-14	-15	-16	-10	-8	-8	-6	-6	-10	-10	-10	-9	-8	-9	-9
chill °C	-21	-26	-27	-28	-30	-20	-17	-17	-13	-15	-24	-24	-24	-18	-16	-18	-15

Freezing level m	1550	1450	1000	1000	300	0	1100	900	1050	1350	1300	1500	1500	1100	850	1250	500

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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. 51 minutes ago	5° C	Recent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
lightning 97km W of Methven 27 km ENE 1309m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 4 hours ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 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.