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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 124mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1650	1600	1650	1650	1650	1600	1750	1800
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	S	SW	W	WNW	SW	W	S
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	12	86	25	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1
max °C	2	3	6	5	2	0	0	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	1	0	3	3	2
min °C	1	3	4	4	2	-2	-1	0	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1	1	-1	1	3	2
chill °C	-6	-4	-2	-1	-4	-7	-6	-5	-7	-9	-8	-3	-4	-1	-4	1	2	2

Freezing level m	2200	2600	2900	2850	2400	1900	1650	2050	1700	1650	1650	1500	1850	2300	1550	2400	2550	2450

	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—
	—	8:43	—	—	8:44	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:46	—	—	8:47	—	—	8:49	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 124mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). 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		-	Strong winds from the N (48 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Severe gales from the N (76 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).

* 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.