– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NW
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cm	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	24	21	20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-9	-7	-8	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-8	-9	-9	-7	-8	-7
min °C	-9	-9	-10	-8	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-9	-10	-10	-8	-9	-9
chill °C	-20	-21	-19	-16	-12	-12	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-13	-18	-20	-22	-21	-21	-22

Freezing level m	1400	1250	950	850	950	450	1050	1450	1050	900	1200	700	900	1500	1500	1500	1600	1650
Cloud base (m)	1800	1900	1700	1650	1650							1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1500

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the N by Mon 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 29 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 29 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 29 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 29 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (0 kph at 90).
ASCATB170E43S 81 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the WNW (10 kph at 282).	- km
ASCATC170E43S 87 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the W (10 kph at 272).	- km
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 30 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 29 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.