– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 18 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1000	1000	1650	1600	1650	1650	1650	1650	1600	1600	2050	1550	1550	1550	2050	1500	1500
km/h	W	W	W	SE	ENE	W	S	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	SW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	6	40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-8	-8	-8
min °C	-6	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-6	-8	-8	-6	-5	-8	-8	-9	-10
chill °C	-16	-20	-19	-7	-7	-8	-12	-12	-11	-13	-18	-16	-10	-10	-16	-17	-20	-19

Freezing level m	1300	1600	1600	1450	1650	1400	1300	1550	1250	1350	1450	1450	1650	1550	1150	1300	1500	1500

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW 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. 1 hour ago		-	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 31 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 33 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).

* 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.