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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).
	Fri 24		Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1600	1650	1600			8400			1750	1600	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WSW	S	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	30	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-11	-13	-13	-11	-9	-7	-6	-8	-7	-5	-5	-5	-5	-8	-8	-8
min °C	-11	-12	-13	-14	-12	-11	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-5	-5	-8	-8	-9	-8
chill °C	-20	-20	-13	-21	-19	-20	-14	-14	-16	-14	-12	-8	-9	-16	-16	-18	-17

Freezing level m	1350	750	850	900	350	350	1100	200	650	1500	1300	1150	1400	1400	1500	1600	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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

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		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 33 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).

* 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.