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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Sat 7		Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1650	1550	1600	1850	1750	1900	2150	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	13	27	52	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-5	-6	-5	-4	-4	-6	-6	-9	-9	-9	-14	-15	-16	-13	-10	-10	-13

Freezing level m	2850	2700	2700	2850	2800	2700	2750	2600	2800	2850	2750	2100	2200	2200	2300	2500	2250

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	8:31	—	—	8:34	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:38	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.