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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 11 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	23	28	2	17	46	28	7	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-5	-6	-7	-9	-9	-7	-7	-8	-7	-6	-7	-8	-5	-6	-6	-4
min °C	-5	-5	-6	-6	-8	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-10	-6	-6	-6
chill °C	-9	-10	-12	-11	-15	-20	-20	-21	-18	-19	-20	-19	-19	-16	-20	-14	-11	-11

Freezing level m	950	1300	800	850	1250	1250	1450	1450	1650	1700	1700	1900	1750	1650	1200	900	1300	1350
Cloud base (m)		1700	1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600		1550	1550

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW 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. 50 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago	3° C	Dry
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	3° 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.