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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 80mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).
		Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1600	1550	1600	1600	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550
km/h	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	SSW	W	WNW
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cm	3	—	—	—	—	1	31	1	3	1	1	5	—	—	—	—
mm	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-1	-6	-6	-5	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2
min °C	-2	-5	-5	-6	-3	-4	-4	-6	-6	-7	-4	-3	-4	-2	-1	-2
chill °C	-7	-11	-12	-13	-10	-12	-12	-13	-14	-16	-12	-12	-10	-5	-4	-7

Freezing level m	2850	1500	1350	850	1350	1500	1650	1250	1250	800	1400	1500	1000	1250	1700	1250

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	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:20	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:22	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 80mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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 656m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the E (39 kph at 90).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Strong winds from the NE (43 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).

* 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.