– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).
	Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5			Thursday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1700		2000		1550	1500	1500	1550						1600	1050	1050	1600	1550
km/h	S	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	NW	NNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6
min °C	-10	-8	-8	-7	-5	-10	-10	-11	-10	-9	-10	-10	-9	-8	-8	-7	-6	-6
chill °C	-19	-16	-16	-12	-14	-23	-24	-25	-24	-22	-20	-18	-15	-13	-12	-7	-9	-10

Freezing level m	0	1050	450	1050	1300	1300	1450	1450	1050	750	1200	350	750	1250	800	950	1300	950

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue morning, calm 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 NW (15 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 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.