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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 126mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1050	8150	1600	5150		1650	1000	1700	1650		1650	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500
km/h	W	W	WSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	7	28	13	77
max °C	3	3	4	5	6	7	5	4	4	1	4	4	3	4	4	5
min °C	3	3	4	4	6	6	4	4	2	1	3	3	2	4	4	-1
chill °C	-1	0	2	2	6	4	1	0	-3	-4	-1	-2	-4	-3	-4	-8

Freezing level m	3000	3000	3100	3100	3450	3400	3400	3200	2900	2450	3000	3050	2450	2900	2750	2900

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 126mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 49 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).

* 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.