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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600		1650	1650	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1700	1700	1750
km/h	NNW	W	E	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNW	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	7	2	2	—	—	—
mm	0.3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	8	42	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	5	6	6	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	-2	-3	-5	-6	-4	-2
min °C	2	4	4	5	5	2	3	3	3	3	1	-2	-3	-4	-7	-6	-5	-4
chill °C	-1	3	2	2	2	-3	-2	-3	-1	0	-3	-4	-6	-8	-14	-14	-12	-10

Freezing level m	2300	2800	3250	3300	3300	2900	2600	2750	2700	2450	2400	1900	1500	1550	950	1000	1100	1150

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 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.