– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am 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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°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	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1750	1650	1700	1700		8500	1650			1650	1050		1650	7000	1650	1000	1600
km/h	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	W	W	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	-4	-3	-5	-4	-3	0	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	3	2
min °C	-5	-4	-7	-5	-4	-3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	0
chill °C	-7	-11	-15	-12	-10	-8	-1	0	0	2	2	0	1	3	1	0	-3	-3

Freezing level m	1300	1550	750	1050	1300	1250	2500	2650	2600	2950	3150	3200	2900	3000	2950	2800	2850	2300

	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—
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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°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 650m alt. 29 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 59 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 27 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 29 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 29 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 29 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).

* 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.