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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 15 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
		Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
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	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW
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cm	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-4	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-8
min °C	-9	-6	-3	-3	-2	-2	-4	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-9
chill °C	-21	-18	-12	-10	-10	-10	-14	-15	-16	-17	-14	-14	-13	-12	-13	-14	-14	-15	-20

Freezing level m	1700	1650	1350	1200	1200	1450	1200	1300	1550	1450	1550	1750	1600	1250	1550	1200	1100	1400	1450
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	1600	1650	1850	1650	1700	1600	1600	1500

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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. 32 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 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.