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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Mon 02 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	950	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	950	1000	1500	1600	1500	1500	1500	1550
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	13	45	43	48	18	12	18	10	3	3	—	2	26	4	4	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0
min °C	-6	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-1
chill °C	-19	-14	-12	-13	-9	-8	-9	-8	-9	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1900	2400	2550	2550	2600	2600	2650	2700	2650	2650	2650	2850	3050	2750	3050	2900

	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—
	—	—	8:25	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:30	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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. 47 minutes ago		-	Near gales from the N (56 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).

* 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.