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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Nov 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	950	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1500	1700	1700	1650	1650	1600	1650	8650
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNE
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cm	10	3	6	5	—	3	26	4	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-11	-10	-9	-10	-9	-9	-8	-11	-10	-9	-5	-4	-6	-5	-5	-6

Freezing level m	2500	2650	2750	2650	2600	2700	3000	2800	2750	2750	2600	2750	2900	2800	2800	2850

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

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 656m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 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.