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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 12 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Sun 12		Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	1	9	46	17	23	39	11	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-8	-9	-6	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-7	-5	-5	-4	-2	-2	-3	-3
min °C	-7	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-6	-8	-8	-8	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-9
chill °C	-13	-20	-22	-20	-19	-20	-18	-20	-18	-16	-14	-12	-12	-10	-9	-12	-17

Freezing level m	1300	1200	1500	1400	1550	1750	2000	1700	1300	1600	1500	1500	1600	1450	1250	1400	1100
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1850	1500	1700			1000	1550	1600	1600

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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. 32 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 42 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago		-
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.