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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1600		1650	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650	1550
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	17	3	6	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	0	0	-1	0	0	-4	-3	0	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2
min °C	1	1	0	-1	-1	0	-4	-5	-3	-3	-4	-4	-6	-3	-3	-5
chill °C	-5	-6	-8	-7	-6	-5	-15	-16	-13	-13	-15	-14	-15	-11	-12	-16

Freezing level m	3350	3250	3000	2750	2750	2900	2650	2150	2350	2800	2300	2300	2100	2200	2400	2100

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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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).

* 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.