– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1650	1850	1650	1700	1700	1650		1650			1650	1600		1650	6000
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
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cm	18	8	1	—	7	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-5	-12	-11	-11	-9	-7	-4	-2	-1	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	-2
min °C	-4	-6	-11	-12	-11	-12	-11	-8	-6	-3	-2	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-2
chill °C	-12	-13	-18	-17	-18	-24	-21	-17	-14	-10	-9	-9	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6

Freezing level m	2500	2100	1650	1300	1450	800	1050	1300	1100	2250	2550	2450	2500	2800	2950	3150	3050	2700

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 656m alt. 55 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 43 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 55 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (26 kph at 90).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 55 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 45 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 45 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 55 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 55 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).

* 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.