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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
		Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1650	1800	1600	1600	1000	950	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1050
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	6	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	33	36	54	66	2	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-10	-9	-7	-4	-3	-4	-6	-3	-3	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-13	-12	-10	-11	-8	-5	-4	-5	-6	-7	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-26	-25	-19	-22	-18	-12	-13	-16	-19	-20	-14	-13	-10	-8	-7	-10

Freezing level m	750	1250	1350	650	1200	1650	1300	1650	1800	2150	2450	2550	2800	2600	2700	2500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). 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 Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).

* 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.