– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 19 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 below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night).
	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1650	1800	1700	1650	1600	1650	1750	1600	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550
km/h	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	SW	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	NNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	5	58	20	15	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-6	-6	-8	-9	-8	-13	-14	-15
min °C	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-7	-8	-7	-6	-8	-9	-9	-11	-15	-15	-15
chill °C	-7	-10	-11	-13	-13	-10	-11	-16	-16	-12	-11	-17	-19	-21	-24	-27	-28	-28

Freezing level m	1700	1750	1350	1450	1550	1250	1200	1400	1550	1550	1500	1100	1150	1550	1650	1150	900	450

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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu 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. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 180).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).

* 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.