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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1600	1650	9350		1650	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600		1700	1500
km/h	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-5	-4	-2	-2	-1	0
min °C	-3	-2	1	1	0	-1	0	0	-3	-2	-2	-6	-6	-6	-5	-2	-1	-2
chill °C	-11	-11	-5	-6	-8	-6	-5	-5	-14	-13	-12	-18	-18	-17	-12	-10	-8	-11

Freezing level m	2400	2650	3300	3200	2950	2750	2950	2900	2550	2550	2550	2550	1850	1950	1200	2200	2800	2350

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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. 36 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 32 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 46 minutes ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.