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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
	Fri 10		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	S	SW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	30	3	3	16	33	10	1	19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-8	-9	-7	-8	-7	-6	-7	-9	-11	-12
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-8	-10	-9	-8	-9	-8	-7	-8	-10	-11	-13
chill °C	-11	-11	-10	-10	-12	-12	-16	-22	-22	-21	-21	-20	-19	-20	-22	-22	-25

Freezing level m	1550	1150	900	1300	750	800	1200	950	1400	1450	1550	1650	1850	1850	1550	1400	1000
Cloud base (m)				1600	1600	1550	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1650	1600

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 58 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 56 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 56 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 56 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.