– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 12		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550		1800	1750	1650	1650			1650
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	SSW	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	W	WNW	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.5	23	30	8	1.6	0.2	0.1	5	3	0.2	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	16	12	13	15	15	15	14	10	11	10	6	9	10	8	15	16	12
min °C	15	11	13	14	15	14	12	7	9	8	3	8	9	6	13	14	10
chill °C	15	11	12	14	15	14	11	7	9	5	0	5	7	4	13	14	10

Freezing level m	3400	2850	2400	2850	2600	2500	2150	1400	1350	1400	700	1100	1350	1550	2350	2700	2800

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	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 0 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. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).

* 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.