– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	37	47	21	42	32	18	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-9	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10
min °C	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6	-6	-6	-6	-10	-9	-12	-10	-11	-11
chill °C	-11	-12	-10	-9	-7	-4	-8	-8	-14	-14	-15	-19	-23	-22	-25	-22	-19	-16

Freezing level m	1750	1850	1450	1300	1600	1350	1650	1600	1600	1850	1900	1850	1700	1650	1400	1300	1450	1100
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1700	1050	1650	1650	1050	1600	1050	1000	1000	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1900

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 38 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 43 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 38 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).

* 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.