– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550			7250	1650		1550	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1800	1600
km/h	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	S	S	SSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	10	2	32	47	11	2	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-7	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-7	-7	-9	-7	-11	-10	-11	-12	-9	-8	-10
min °C	-7	-7	-7	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-8	-9	-9	-13	-13	-12	-14	-11	-9	-11
chill °C	-10	-11	-12	-9	-7	-13	-15	-15	-17	-21	-21	-27	-26	-20	-26	-21	-19	-22

Freezing level m	700	1400	1300	1850	2000	1450	1500	1700	1700	1550	1550	1350	1050	1250	900	350	900	850

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 31 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 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.