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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).
	Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1750	1650	1650	1650	1600	1600	1850	1850	1850	1500	1750	1750	1550	1700	1500
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N
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cm	2	2	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	1	10	3	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6	-5
min °C	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	-6	-5	-6	-5
chill °C	-12	-11	-11	-6	-6	-6	-4	0	-5	-8	-8	-12	-14	-13	-16	-14	-15	-14

Freezing level m	2550	2750	2650	2850	2950	2750	2800	2900	2850	2650	2750	2850	2400	2450	2150	2150	2200	2000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (28 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 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.