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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 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 Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1700	1500	1600	1600	1550	1550	2000	1700
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	90	13	46	1	—	2	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-12	-12	-11	-13	-12	-12	-15	-14	-15	-17	-18	-19	-20	-18	-15
min °C	-12	-14	-13	-12	-12	-13	-13	-14	-15	-15	-17	-17	-18	-20	-20	-19	-17
chill °C	-25	-24	-24	-21	-23	-26	-26	-28	-29	-27	-25	-26	-29	-29	-29	-31	-30

Freezing level m	1450	1450	1600	1700	1550	1550	1650	1800	1550	1700	1200	800	1050	650	350	600	0

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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 Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 29 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 31 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).

* 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.