– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Jul 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 -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31
	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	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)			1600			1750	6150	1650	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1750
km/h	S	WSW	SW	S	WSW	SW	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ESE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	22	42	9	1	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-7	-7	-8	-7	-10	-12	-12	-13
min °C	-9	-8	-6	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-11	-13	-12	-15
chill °C	-17	-14	-12	-11	-10	-14	-10	-8	-11	-15	-16	-17	-19	-21	-23	-24	-19	-25

Freezing level m	400	1100	200	600	1350	1300	1700	1850	1350	1500	1650	1700	1600	1600	1450	1200	1300	650

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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 -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun 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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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. 31 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 28 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 41 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 31 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 31 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 41 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 31 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 41 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.