– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1700	1850	1600	1550	1550	1000	950	1500	1500	1550	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	32	43	30	3	2	19	7	10	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-11	-9	-7	-4	-3	-5	-5	-5	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-12	-11	-11	-8	-6	-4	-6	-5	-6	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2
chill °C	-24	-21	-21	-18	-14	-13	-18	-18	-18	-16	-14	-13	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1300	1300	550	1200	1600	1250	1650	1850	2000	2250	2500	2500	2550	2650	2650	2700	2850	2700

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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. 55 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 55 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 4 hours ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 55 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 55 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.