– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).
	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		1650	1600	1650		1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	2200	1500	1750
km/h	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SW	WNW	NNW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	2	4	71	21	24	7	3	18	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-11	-10	-9	-11	-13	-12	-11	-12	-13	-13	-12	-16	-19	-19	-18	-18	-20
min °C	-13	-12	-11	-10	-12	-13	-13	-12	-13	-14	-14	-14	-19	-19	-20	-20	-19	-22
chill °C	-21	-21	-18	-20	-24	-24	-24	-23	-24	-27	-27	-29	-35	-36	-33	-35	-28	-36

Freezing level m	1450	1600	1200	1200	1400	1550	1650	1550	1350	1450	1650	1700	1400	1200	300	300	800	500

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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 -9°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat 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. 38 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 36 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 48 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 48 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 48 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 48 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 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.