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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 12 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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).
		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	1650	1600		1650	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W
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cm	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	40	13	5	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	0	2	1	0	0	0	-1	0	-3	0	0	-2	-6	-4
min °C	-4	-3	-2	1	0	0	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-1	-1	-3	-9	-9
chill °C	-12	-10	-10	-5	-8	-8	-7	-5	-6	-12	-14	-12	-11	-13	-19	-16

Freezing level m	2300	2400	2600	3300	3200	3050	2850	2950	2900	2800	2300	2650	2900	2650	2100	1050

	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—
	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:44	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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 Sat night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	8°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.