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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Wed 22		Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600			1600	1550	1500	1550
km/h	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	S	SW	W	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	1	3	7	115	24	34	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-13	-13	-11	-15	-15	-18	-18	-17	-16	-14	-12	-11	-13	-13	-12
min °C	-12	-12	-14	-13	-14	-15	-17	-18	-18	-18	-17	-15	-13	-13	-14	-13	-13
chill °C	-22	-22	-28	-27	-28	-28	-30	-30	-28	-30	-28	-27	-22	-23	-22	-21	-23

Freezing level m	1750	1450	1600	1600	1950	1450	1400	1100	700	900	150	150	1000	0	650	1100	1250

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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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 32 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 30 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (35 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 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.