– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Update imminent

5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1850	1650	1600	1700	1750	1900	1950	1550	1000	1500	1600	1750		1650	1550
km/h	ENE	NNE	NNE	E	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NW	SSW	ESE	NW	NW	NW
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cm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-3	-2	-1	1	0	1	1
min °C	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-1	0	0	0	-1
chill °C	-7	-7	-4	-3	-6	-7	-9	-9	-12	-14	-8	-3	-4	-4	-5	-8

Freezing level m	2550	2450	2650	2750	2750	2700	2500	2450	2400	2150	2300	2750	3100	3050	3050	3000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW 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 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 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.