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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sat 31 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 Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 174mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 31		Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy rain	risk tstorm	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1000	950	1500	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1550	1550	1600
km/h	SW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	58	56	52	8	3	31	15	6	5	1	0.8	0.7
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	1	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	3
min °C	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
chill °C	-4	-6	-7	-9	-8	-5	-1	-1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	-2

Freezing level m	1650	1300	1800	1750	1950	2450	2700	2650	2650	2650	2700	2750	2750	2700	2700	2750	2550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 174mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 42 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 39 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 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.