– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)						1700		1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1750	2200	1600
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	4	38	54	21	20	6	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-12	-10	-9	-9	-9	-11	-12	-12	-13	-13	-15	-18	-17	-17	-21	-21	-15
min °C	-12	-12	-12	-12	-10	-9	-10	-12	-12	-13	-13	-14	-18	-20	-19	-21	-22	-21	-20
chill °C	-21	-20	-20	-20	-18	-14	-19	-22	-22	-24	-26	-29	-35	-36	-34	-31	-38	-40	-37

Freezing level m	250	600	1300	1250	1900	2050	1500	1500	1650	1700	1650	1550	1500	1050	1100	700	250	700	0

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	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSE 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. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).

* 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.