– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).
	Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1550	1650	1600	1600	1750	1700	1850	2500	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550
km/h	N	N	NW	W	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	W	W	WNW
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cm	1	7	10	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	6	20	21	43	2	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-8	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6
min °C	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-8	-9	-10	-10	-9	-7	-8
chill °C	-14	-12	-11	-12	-11	-11	-11	-12	-13	-14	-16	-20	-21	-23	-22	-17	-16	-20

Freezing level m	2850	2850	2700	2800	2900	2850	2750	2800	2750	2900	2950	2700	2450	2350	2300	2350	2600	2100

	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—
	—	8:31	—	—	8:34	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:38	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Thu 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. 53 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 170).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 53 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 53 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (26 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 53 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 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.