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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1600		1650	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650	1550	1550	1700	1650
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	72	21	5	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-6	-5	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-9	-7	-7
min °C	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-7	-8	-6	-5	-6	-9	-9	-7	-8	-11	-11	-9	-9
chill °C	-14	-15	-13	-13	-11	-19	-20	-18	-18	-18	-22	-22	-17	-19	-25	-23	-17	-18

Freezing level m	3250	3050	2900	2850	3000	2550	2150	2300	3050	2800	2400	2000	2100	2250	1600	1900	2400	2150

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 3 hours ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (33 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).

* 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.