– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
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	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	2400	1700	1700	1700	1650	8200	1650			1650	1000	9350	1650	9150	1600	1000	1600
km/h	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-11	-10	-8	-7	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
min °C	-12	-11	-12	-9	-8	-6	-2	-2	-1	0	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-17	-20	-25	-19	-17	-14	-8	-9	-8	-6	-4	-8	-7	-5	-6	-9	-9	-9

Freezing level m	1300	1500	750	1050	1250	1250	2450	2600	2700	3000	3200	3200	2850	2950	2900	2850	2850	2700

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon morning). 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 50 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 170).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 48 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (24 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.