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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the N by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	2150	1550			1600				7000	1750	1600	1550	1000	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	SSE	W	WSW	S	WSW	WSW	S	SSW	WSW	S	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	12	44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-13	-11	-9	-7	-7	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-8	-7	-6
min °C	-14	-14	-12	-10	-8	-7	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5	-7	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8
chill °C	-18	-20	-20	-18	-14	-14	-18	-14	-11	-11	-7	-14	-14	-16	-16	-20	-21	-19

Freezing level m	850	900	400	400	1050	350	650	1450	1150	1500	1550	1450	1650	1700	1600	1500	1600	1900

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the N by Thu 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 135).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 48 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (35 kph at 225).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).

* 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.