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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Tue 03 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
		Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	950	1500	1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1800	1600	1750
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	32	20	16	22	11	10	5	1	1	13	18	8	4	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-4	-5
min °C	-7	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-7	-6	-5	-5
chill °C	-17	-17	-16	-17	-17	-16	-15	-15	-13	-13	-14	-15	-17	-9	-8	-10

Freezing level m	2500	2500	2500	2550	2650	2650	2500	2600	2750	2850	3000	2950	2650	2850	3000	3050

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.