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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 07 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
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	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow
km/h	ESE	NNE	W	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	W	NW	NW	NW	N
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cm	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18
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max °C	-5	-4	-5	-9	-9	-8	-8	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8
min °C	-6	-4	-7	-9	-9	-9	-9	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-9	-11
chill °C	-13	-4	-11	-17	-20	-19	-14	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-8	-8	-11	-14	-16	-23

Freezing level m	1500	1900	1550	1250	1250	900	850	950	200	850	1300	950	900	1250	900	850	1300	1450
Cloud base (m)	2000	1800		1550	2000	1750	1650	1650	1650						1550	1550	1600	1550

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	1° C	Recent moderate snow.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago	1° C	Recent moderate snow.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 36 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 39 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 36 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 38 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 36 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).

* 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.