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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).
		Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1600	1600	1600	1650	1600
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	2	8	63	24	1	—	—	—	32	2	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-2	-1	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-4	-7	-10	-8	-4	-3	-2	-1
min °C	-4	-5	-2	-1	-1	-4	-5	-3	-5	-8	-11	-9	-7	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	-16	-17	-13	-10	-9	-13	-14	-10	-13	-20	-22	-20	-14	-9	-8	-7

Freezing level m	2500	2100	2550	2950	2950	2500	1800	1400	2000	1750	1500	1600	1300	1850	2450	2600

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri 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 650m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the NNW (46 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 27 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 41 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 41 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 31 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 31 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 41 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 31 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 41 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 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.