– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook) Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	2400	1700	1700	1700	1650	8200	1650			1650	1000	9350	1650	9150	1600	1000	1600
km/h	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	-4	-3	-6	-4	-4	0	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
min °C	-5	-4	-6	-5	-4	-3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	1
chill °C	-7	-11	-15	-12	-10	-9	-1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	-1	-2	-3	-4

Freezing level m	1300	1500	750	1050	1250	1250	2450	2600	2700	3000	3200	3200	2850	2950	2900	2850	2850	2700

	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—
	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:08	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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 656m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the S (33 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 47 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SE (33 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).

* 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.