– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).
		Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1700	1550	1550	1600	1700	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550	3650
km/h	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	S	WNW	WNW	NNW	SSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	W
See all weather maps
cm	5	16	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	14	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6	-7	-7	-5	-4	-7	-9	-14	-13	-11
min °C	-8	-6	-4	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-8	-15	-14	-14	-13
chill °C	-21	-16	-13	-8	-8	-13	-14	-10	-7	-10	-12	-20	-27	-26	-23	-20

Freezing level m	1550	1650	2250	1550	1200	1700	1650	1250	1450	950	1200	1350	1050	900	1000	350

	—	6:58	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:52	—	—
	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:21	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Fri 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. 59 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 59 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 59 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 59 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 59 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 40 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).

* 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.