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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 11		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600			1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1700	1700	1650	1700	1800	1650
km/h	NW	E	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	0.4	—	—	—	—	0.1	10	53	21	3	1.8	0.4	7	—	—	—	—
max °C	9	9	10	11	8	8	9	10	9	9	6	5	4	0	0	1	2
min °C	8	8	9	9	6	8	8	9	9	7	3	4	3	-1	-1	1	-1
chill °C	8	8	8	8	4	6	6	7	8	5	2	3	0	-6	-7	-4	-5

Freezing level m	2800	3200	3350	3400	2900	2500	2800	2700	2550	2450	1750	1550	1600	1000	850	1150	850

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	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 1000 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		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 3 hours ago	23°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.