– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 02 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 -2°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the N by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).
	Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	WNW	N	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	12	46	55	53	11	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-9	-14	-13	-8	-10	-10	-8	-8	-8	-6
min °C	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-9	-14	-14	-13	-12	-10	-10	-10	-8	-8	-8
chill °C	-6	-8	-11	-13	-13	-18	-19	-22	-28	-24	-20	-23	-18	-20	-22	-16	-17	-17

Freezing level m	1350	1600	1550	1600	1900	1650	1850	1900	1100	750	1050	900	750	850	350	450	850	450
Cloud base (m)	1600	1650	1600	1050	1000	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	2000	1550	1750	1550	1550	1750	2200

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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 -2°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the N by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon 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. 39 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 39 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 39 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 39 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 39 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 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.