– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 06 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 6		Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	W	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	NW
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cm	2	3	—	—	—	2	6	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-14	-15	-14	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12
min °C	-12	-11	-11	-11	-12	-15	-15	-15	-14	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-13
chill °C	-26	-26	-21	-11	-12	-27	-29	-28	-21	-17	-16	-20	-20	-20	-18	-15	-13

Freezing level m	1200	1100	1400	1850	1450	1200	1250	1100	1000	1150	650	850	1300	850	950	1250	700
Cloud base (m)	1650	1750	2100	1750	1550	1600	1900	1750	1650	1650	1650						1600

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 48 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	0° C	Dry
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago	0° C	Dry
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 48 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 48 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 48 minutes ago	4° C	Recent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (24 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.