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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Tue 10 Nov 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1750	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1600	1550		1650	1550	1500	1500	1550
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	2	20	14	17	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-4	-4	-4	-3	-1	1	2	1	0	-1	0	-1	-3	-1	-3
min °C	-2	-1	-4	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3	0	1	1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-4	-3	-7
chill °C	-11	-9	-14	-16	-14	-12	-11	-11	-6	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-12	-16	-15	-19

Freezing level m	2750	2850	2350	2350	2400	2400	2350	2550	3250	3300	3200	3100	2850	2900	2650	2300	2350	2200

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).

* 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.