– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 08 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the N by Mon afternoon).
		Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
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	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	4	10	17	—	24	14
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max °C	-13	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-10	-11	-11	-11	-13	-15	-14	-13	-11	-11	-13	-13	-14
min °C	-14	-13	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-13	-14	-15	-15	-13	-11	-14	-14	-13	-15
chill °C	-25	-22	-23	-20	-20	-18	-18	-17	-17	-22	-24	-26	-28	-26	-25	-26	-27	-27	-28

Freezing level m	1100	950	1050	450	1000	1500	1050	900	1300	850	1000	1450	1500	1500	1750	1700	1250	1550	1400
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650	1650						1650	1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the N by Mon afternoon).

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. 41 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 41 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 43 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (17 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.