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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	3	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	20	92	15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-9	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-8	-9	-8	-7	-6	-6
min °C	-8	-9	-9	-9	-7	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-7	-9	-9	-11	-7	-7	-7
chill °C	-11	-17	-22	-18	-15	-15	-14	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-13	-17	-18	-23	-19	-20	-18

Freezing level m	1550	1300	1200	1000	800	900	500	1100	1500	1100	950	1250	800	1000	1450	1500	1400	1550	1750
Cloud base (m)		1800	2050	1700	1650	1650							1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

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 Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNW 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 44 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 44 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 45 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 44 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 46 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 44 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 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.