– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1700		8250	1650			1650	1050	9150	1650	8250		1650	1600		1650	1050
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-6	-3	-2	-1	0	1	1	1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	2	2	2	2
min °C	-10	-7	-5	-3	-1	-1	0	1	0	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1	2	2	2
chill °C	-20	-16	-13	-10	-7	-8	-6	-3	-8	-8	-8	-5	-5	-6	-5	-2	-2	-2

Freezing level m	1050	1250	1300	2400	2700	2800	3050	3250	3250	2850	2850	2750	2950	3050	3300	3350	3350	3350

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 27 minutes ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SSE (31 kph at 160).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 27 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 25 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 37 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (26 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 37 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 27 minutes ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 27 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 27 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 37 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 37 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).

* 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.