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Aoraki-Mt Cook Current Weather Conditions

43.58° S 170.14° E

Weather Forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook at 3296m altitude

Next snow in Aoraki-Mt Cook:
7cm on Wed 9th
Issued:
5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)
Forecast update in:
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Current weather conditions and live observations for Aoraki-Mt Cook based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on snow-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Aoraki-Mt Cook right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather Conditions near Aoraki-Mt Cook

as reported by the 5 closest weather stations

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Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station

21 km S650 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 300°)
-0.3 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Franz Josef AWS

22 km N126 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 180°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Franz - Greens Rd

26 km N113 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 180°)
7.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Glentanner

37 km S542 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whataroa

38 km NNE64 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tekapo

55 km SSE716 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
1.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Burkes Pass

66 km SSE648 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 90°)
3.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Clayton

72 km ESE937 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fairlie Automatic Weather Station

72 km SE393 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
4.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pukaki Aero

73 km S468 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 315°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather stations update at the same frequency which is the reason why some resorts may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.