– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1700		8000	1650		9350	1650	1050	9300	1650			1600	1600
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-8	-6	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	1	2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1
min °C	-12	-10	-8	-5	-2	-1	-1	0	1	0	-1	-1	-2	0	0	0
chill °C	-25	-21	-17	-13	-8	-7	-8	-6	-4	-8	-8	-7	-8	-4	-7	-7

Freezing level m	850	1050	1250	1250	2450	2650	2750	3000	3200	3250	2850	2850	2650	2950	3000	3200

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 4 hours ago	4°C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (31 kph at 160).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (26 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	0°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.