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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 141mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Sat 24		Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1650	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1550
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	9	9	2	1
mm	—	—	0.1	0.3	—	22	24	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	3	3	2	4	4	5	-3	-4	-4	-1	-2	-1	-1	-3	-5
min °C	2	0	2	3	2	3	3	-1	-4	-4	-5	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4	-6
chill °C	-3	-5	-2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-6	-9	-9	-9	-7	-8	-8	-9	-11	-12

Freezing level m	2750	2350	3100	2850	2300	2750	2700	2900	1500	1500	1000	1300	1750	1700	1750	1600	1050

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	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:20	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 141mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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. 49 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 46 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 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.