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Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 15 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 15 Jun Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.
	Sun 15		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SE	SE	SSW	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SW	W
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max°C	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8	-6	-8	-9	-9	-6	-5	-5
min°C	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-11	-9	-5	-6
chill°C	-11	-11	-10	-7	-11	-12	-13	-13	-11	-14	-18	-21	-21	-25	-17	-12	-14

Freezing level (m)	1700	1300	1350	1550	1400	1350	1500	1300	1350	1550	1350	1600	1550	1350	1150	1500	1150
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650		1650			1750	1700		1650	1800	1500	1550	1500	1600	1600	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 58 minutes ago	-8° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 58 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 58 minutes ago	-7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 58 minutes ago	-5° C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 58 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 58 minutes ago	-1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 150).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 321).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 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.