– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
	Thu 15		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2400	1650	1600	1700			1650			1650	1050		1650	9100	1650	1000	1600
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-10	-8	-7	-3	-2	-1	0	1	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0
min °C	-11	-12	-10	-8	-5	-2	-2	-1	0	1	0	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1
chill °C	-19	-26	-20	-17	-14	-8	-9	-8	-6	-4	-8	-8	-5	-6	-6	-7	-5

Freezing level m	1500	700	1050	1200	1250	2450	2600	2700	3100	3250	3200	2800	2900	2850	2900	3050	3000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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 656m alt. 49 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SE (30 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).

* 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.