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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	N	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNW	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
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cm	12	12	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-13	-8	-7	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5	-7	-9	-8	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7
min °C	-12	-14	-13	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-7	-8	-9	-9	-7	-6	-6	-6	-7	-9
chill °C	-21	-24	-22	-18	-17	-18	-16	-7	-10	-17	-20	-19	-14	-11	-9	-10	-12	-14

Freezing level m	1300	1150	750	850	1150	1000	1350	1850	1500	1400	1450	1150	800	1150	800	650	1100	350
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1700	1650	1700	1700	1850	1650	2000	1650	1700	1650	1650	1650		1700	1700

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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. 42 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Recent moderate snow.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 225).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 44 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).

* 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.