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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Mon 20		Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1550	1650	1600	1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1750	1950	1550
km/h	WSW	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	3	13	49	48	9	26	—	9	13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-7	-7	-8	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11
min °C	-7	-6	-5	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8	-9	-8	-9	-10	-13	-15	-13	-13	-14
chill °C	-12	-10	-13	-17	-15	-13	-15	-17	-20	-20	-20	-22	-25	-21	-24	-26	-24

Freezing level m	1600	1100	1150	1450	1450	1600	1650	1350	1500	1600	1750	1600	1200	1000	200	600	900

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 55 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 55 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 55 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 55 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).

* 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.