– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Mon 09 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1850	1800	1900	2000	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	1700	1600	1600	1750	1700
km/h	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	5	5	6	27	22	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1	1
min °C	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-4	-5	-3	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0
chill °C	-8	-5	-8	-10	-9	-14	-15	-12	-12	-12	-12	-9	-10	-7	-3	-6	-6	-6

Freezing level m	2650	2800	2500	2700	2850	2400	2350	2250	2450	2350	2450	2600	2500	2800	3000	2900	3100	3200

	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—
	—	8:35	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:42	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 56 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 56 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 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.