– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 03 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NW	WNW	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE
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cm	—	1	13	40	79	24	12	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-9	-13	-13	-12	-9	-7	-8	-6	-5	-3	-4	-4	-4
min °C	-6	-5	-5	-5	-6	-11	-13	-14	-14	-10	-8	-9	-7	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5
chill °C	-14	-13	-14	-17	-16	-21	-20	-25	-26	-20	-19	-19	-18	-15	-11	-11	-9	-5

Freezing level m	1500	1850	2000	2050	2050	1450	1100	1050	550	600	800	400	400	1000	1050	1100	1300	600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1000	950	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1700	1700	1650	1650	1650	1700	1700	1700	1650

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 46 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
ASCATC170E43S 79 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Fresh winds from the ENE (32 kph at 61).	- km
ASCATB170E43S 81 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the ENE (33 kph at 67).	- km
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 48 minutes ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 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.