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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SE by Mon afternoon).
		Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	N	E	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	56	49	65	7	9	6	2	4	30	30	2	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-5	-5	-5	-9	-10	-12	-14	-11	-8	-8	-6	-6	-7	-6
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-9	-11	-13	-14	-14	-10	-9	-9	-8	-9	-7
chill °C	-3	-6	-7	-10	-12	-12	-18	-20	-22	-23	-21	-25	-27	-24	-24	-24	-21	-22	-20

Freezing level m	1500	1350	1600	1550	1500	1750	1850	1950	1600	1350	1050	1000	800	700	900	850	1200	1400	1550
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650	1650	1600	1000	1000	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1700	1650	1650	1600	1550	1650	1600

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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 -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, extremely windy from the N by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SE by Mon 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 43 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 46 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 43 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 45 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
ASCATC170E43S 121 km N 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the SW (8 kph at 217).	- km

* 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.