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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1000	1600		1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	1550	1600	1500	1550	1650	1600
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	3	23	22	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	1	3	4	3	4	4	4	-3	-3	-4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-5
min °C	3	2	0	2	3	2	3	3	-1	-3	-3	-5	-2	-2	-2	-1	-4	-5
chill °C	-1	-3	-5	-1	-2	-4	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-10	-7	-8	-8	-9	-11	-12

Freezing level m	3200	2850	2350	3150	2900	2350	2900	2700	2800	1550	1600	1000	1350	1700	1700	1850	1650	1050

	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	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: Heavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong 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. 33 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 35 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 33 minutes ago	22°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (28 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	26°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (31 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.