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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Tue night).
		Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1650	1600	1650	1650	1650	1600	1850	1900	1900	1700	1600	1550	1500	1500	1500
km/h	NW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	11	29
mm	1.7	0.8	2	1.2	0.3	0.4	—	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.8	1.5	6	14	—	—
max °C	4	6	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	1	2
min °C	4	5	5	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	1	0	0	1
chill °C	-1	3	2	1	3	4	4	3	3	0	0	-1	-6	-7	-7	-6

Freezing level m	2750	2850	2900	2800	2850	2900	2900	2800	2850	2650	2750	2800	2500	2500	2150	2300

	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:09	—	—
	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:34	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:37	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 22mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the N 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 656m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 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.