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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550		2450	1650	1700	1700	1650	8800	1650		8700	1650	1050		1650
km/h	NNW	NNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	1	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	0	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	5	5
min °C	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	5	3
chill °C	-9	-4	-9	-14	-12	-10	-8	-1	-1	-1	1	2	1	1	4	2

Freezing level m	1700	1350	1500	800	1100	1300	1250	2400	2550	2500	2850	3050	3150	2900	2850	2700

	—	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—
	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:07	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat 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. 47 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 45 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 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.