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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

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

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1750	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1600	1600	1650	1650	1550	1500	1550	1500
km/h	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	2	17	7	12	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-1	2	2	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-1	0
min °C	-1	-4	-5	-4	-5	-4	-2	0	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-4	-1	-3
chill °C	-9	-14	-15	-14	-12	-12	-10	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-6	-12	-15	-12	-14

Freezing level m	2800	2350	2250	2350	2350	2300	2550	3250	3300	3150	2800	2700	2850	2600	2150	2600	2900

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	8:36	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:43	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW 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	10°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.