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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).
		Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1550	1650		1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1600	1800	1600	1500	1550	1500
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	1	9
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	—	19	28	79	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	3	3	1	3	4	2	4	3	5	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	0
min °C	3	3	2	0	2	3	2	3	3	-2	-3	-4	-5	-3	-2	-3
chill °C	-1	-1	-3	-5	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-9	-10	-10	-11	-9	-9	-10

Freezing level m	3400	3200	2850	2300	3250	3150	2300	2700	2650	2800	1550	1550	800	1250	1600	1600

	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue 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. 44 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 46 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 44 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 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.