Aoraki/Mount Cook weather
– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1050
1650
1600
1000
1000
1000
1000
1700
1600
1000
950
1500
km/h
20
WSW
35
W
40
SW
25
WSW
35
W
50
W
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
W
25
WNW
40
NW
55
WNW
55
W
55
W
70
WNW
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
13
31
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-6
-7
-8
-6
-4
-5
 chill °C
-11
-14
-12
-10
-12
-15
-13
-12
-12
-6
-6
-12
-16
-18
-19
-17
-15
-17
Freezing level m
3050
3000
3450
3450
3300
2950
2850
3100
3200
3500
3500
3400
3000
2650
1950
2650
3050
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:39
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—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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—
6:33
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—
6:31
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Sunset
—
8:08
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—
8:09
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—
8:10
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—
8:12
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8:14
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8:15
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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19 km S
650m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS
23 km N
126m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
27 km N
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
36 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
39 km NNE
64m alt.
45 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
53 km SSE
716m alt.
35 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
65 km SSE
648m alt.
35 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
71 km ESE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
71 km SE
393m alt.
35 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
71 km S
468m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 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.

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