Aoraki/Mount Cook weather
– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
65
NW
75
NW
80
WNW
70
NW
70
NW
60
W
75
W
70
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
31
43
9
16
40
14
9
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-10
-11
-14
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-13
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
-14
-11
-11
-7
-7
-9
-10
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
 chill °C
-28
-27
-28
-26
-26
-28
-30
-25
-23
-17
-16
-21
-22
-23
-22
-19
-17
-18
Freezing level m
1800
1950
1750
1600
2000
1500
1550
1200
1000
1300
1350
1100
1250
1550
1000
800
1500
1150
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1550
1550
1000
1550
1550
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-13-12-12-14-14-11-10-7-7-8-10-12-14-13-13-12-7-7-7-7-6-8-8-5-5-2-2-3-5-7-9-8-8-7-10-2-20-3-3-4-3-1-2-3-3-3-5-4-3-35645634112212411211112101113910768869116785
Sunrise
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:06
Sunset
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km S
650m alt.
31 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km N
113m alt.
37 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
53 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 45).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
71 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
72 km S
455m alt.
31 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
lightning 82km N of Wanaka
73 km SSW
196m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
94 km NE
66m alt.
39 minutes ago
11° C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Woodbury
97 km ESE
214m alt.
37 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 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.

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