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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 10		Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	risk tstorm	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1750	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1600	1600	1650	1650	1550	1500	1550	1500
km/h	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	7	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	3	3	4	9	4	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	36
max °C	5	3	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	4	2	4	5	2	1	3	5
min °C	5	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	3	1	1	2	1
chill °C	1	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	0	-6	-6	-5	-6

Freezing level m	2800	2350	2250	2350	2350	2300	2550	3250	3300	3150	2800	2700	2850	2600	2150	2600	2900

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	8:36	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:43	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun 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. 46 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 47 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).

* 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.