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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Fri 31		Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1700	1700		1650	1700	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550				1000	1550	6500
km/h	WSW	SSE	S	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	W	SW	SSW	SSW	ENE
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cm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-12	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7
min °C	-15	-15	-10	-8	-8	-7	-6	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-8
chill °C	-27	-28	-19	-16	-15	-12	-16	-23	-24	-23	-19	-18	-16	-16	-14	-11	-8

Freezing level m	1100	400	0	1000	400	950	1350	1250	1450	1450	1100	1500	1450	750	850	1250	1100

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	5:37	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:42	—

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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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		-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 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.