– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).
		Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1650			1850		1500	1500	1500	1500					1550	1550	6800
km/h	NW	WNW	SW	SSE	S	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	42	10	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-14	-13	-11	-9	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-10	-9	-9	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7
min °C	-13	-14	-16	-16	-10	-8	-8	-7	-6	-10	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8
chill °C	-26	-28	-30	-30	-20	-16	-16	-13	-15	-24	-26	-24	-22	-19	-18	-15	-14	-14	-13

Freezing level m	1500	1050	1000	150	0	1100	750	1000	1350	1300	1500	1500	1250	800	1200	450	650	1150	750

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed 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. 45 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 55 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago		Dry	Gales from the NW (63 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 55 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (50 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 55 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.