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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 145mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		1650	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1800	1650	1550	1600	1550	1500	1600	1700	1650	1650	1600
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	8	116	21	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	5	3	1	3	5	5	2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	-1	2	2	1
min °C	3	5	1	1	2	4	3	1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	0	-1	0	1	0
chill °C	0	2	-4	-6	-5	-2	-2	-4	-7	-6	-6	-8	-8	-4	-4	-3	1	0

Freezing level m	2900	3050	2500	2100	2650	2900	2900	2300	1350	1400	1950	1350	1750	2000	1750	2100	2350	2350

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 145mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu 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. 47 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 43 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).

* 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.