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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat night).
	Mon 27		Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		1700	8150	1650	1750	1550	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1700		3550
km/h	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	W	W	S	S	SSW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	10	59	39	11	6	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8	-11	-15	-14	-13	-11	-10	-11
min °C	-7	-7	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-8	-9	-10	-14	-15	-15	-15	-11	-11	-12
chill °C	-12	-14	-9	-8	-13	-15	-16	-18	-22	-23	-29	-30	-30	-27	-23	-22	-26

Freezing level m	1450	1350	1850	1950	1450	1500	1650	1700	1650	1600	1350	950	900	800	200	1050	850

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 37 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 37 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 37 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 37 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 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.