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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 41mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1700	1750	1750	1500	1550	1550			1650	1550	1550	1800	1500	1650	1600	1650
km/h	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	SW	ESE	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SE
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cm	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	4
mm	—	0.2	2	—	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	6	35	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	3	2	3	4	6	6	6	4	3	3	3	0	-2	-5
min °C	2	3	2	1	2	4	5	6	5	2	2	3	1	-1	-3	-5
chill °C	-1	-1	-3	-4	0	4	3	4	2	-3	-4	-3	-4	-6	-7	-7

Freezing level m	2550	2600	2450	2250	2350	2800	3200	3300	3250	3200	2550	2750	2650	2000	1650	1250

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 41mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm 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. 37 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 37 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 41 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 37 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 37 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the E (31 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 37 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.