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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1600	1600	1750	1550		1600	1600	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	S	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	71	29	29	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-9	-10	-12	-14	-14	-11	-8	-6	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-8	-7	-7
min °C	-9	-9	-11	-13	-15	-15	-12	-10	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-9	-14
chill °C	-21	-20	-20	-18	-20	-23	-21	-17	-13	-14	-14	-13	-11	-10	-5	-15	-18	-22	-26

Freezing level m	1900	1350	1350	950	700	800	0	350	950	200	650	1200	1450	1350	1550	1600	1600	1500	1400

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed 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. 33 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 35 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	Recent heavy rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 53 minutes ago	8° C	Recent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 53 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).

* 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.