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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1700		1650	1650	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1700	1750	1750	1750	1650	1650
km/h	NNW	W	E	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	—	3	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	0.5	—	—	—	—	0.1	5	73	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	5	6	6	3	3	4	5	3	2	-2	-4	-5	-6	-4	-2	-1
min °C	1	4	4	5	5	2	3	3	4	3	-1	-5	-4	-6	-6	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-3	3	3	2	2	-3	-2	-3	-1	-2	-7	-11	-6	-13	-14	-11	-9	-8

Freezing level m	2250	2750	3250	3350	3350	3000	2650	2750	2750	2550	2300	1400	1350	1300	950	1200	1500	1250

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). 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 650m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 51 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.