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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed morning, gales from the N by Thu night).
	Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	950	1500	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1600	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	N
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cm	—	—	10	47	49	59	14	6	15	4	3	2	—	2	19	7	1	13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-1	-3
chill °C	-16	-17	-18	-14	-13	-13	-10	-8	-8	-8	-8	-10	-9	-10	-10	-11	-10	-12

Freezing level m	1800	1800	1950	2400	2500	2600	2650	2600	2600	2650	2700	2500	2550	2650	2950	2750	2800	2800

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed morning, gales from the N by Thu 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. 38 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 35 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (46 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (48 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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.