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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Sun 01 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 Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 135mm), heaviest during 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 night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1550	1000	1000	950	1500	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1550	1800	1800	1700
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	23	35	56	12	10	12	11	4	0.1	0.3	0.6	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3
chill °C	-6	-7	-9	-9	-5	-2	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2

Freezing level m	1250	1800	1750	1850	2400	2650	2700	2600	2650	2650	2700	2700	2750	2750	2700	2700

	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—
	—	—	8:23	—	—	8:25	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:30	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 135mm), heaviest during 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 night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 41 minutes ago	12°C	-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 23 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 41 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SE (31 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 41 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 21 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 21 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 41 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 21 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 41 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).

* 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.