– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 15 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550		2450	1650	1700	1700	1650	8800	1650		8700	1650	1050		1650
km/h	NNW	NNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	2	—	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-11	-11	-10	-8	-7	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	1	1	0	-1	-1
min °C	-10	-11	-11	-11	-9	-8	-6	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-2
chill °C	-17	-15	-19	-23	-19	-16	-14	-9	-9	-9	-7	-6	-6	-4	-4	-8

Freezing level m	1700	1350	1500	800	1100	1300	1250	2400	2550	2500	2850	3050	3150	2900	2850	2700

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 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.