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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).
	Sat 4		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	N	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NW	NNW	NE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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cm	110	54	9	4	3	4	4	4	—	—	—	1	5	26	7	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-13	-17	-18	-14	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-11	-13	-13	-13	-14	-13	-11
min °C	-11	-16	-18	-19	-18	-13	-13	-11	-11	-10	-12	-13	-14	-14	-14	-14	-11
chill °C	-27	-31	-31	-25	-25	-27	-27	-26	-19	-13	-20	-22	-29	-30	-28	-24	-20

Freezing level m	1800	1500	1300	1200	700	1050	1150	1150	1350	1850	1650	1500	1450	1350	1350	1550	1050
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1550	1950	1650	1650	1800	1800	1650	2000	1700	1850	1750	1750	1800	1550

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 36 minutes ago		Recent moderate snow.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 36 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 46 minutes ago	11° C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 36 minutes ago	12° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 38 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 36 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 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.