– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night).
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	950	950	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1750	1600	1650
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	8	30	13	11	21	10	9	13	0.8	0.8	13	24	16	1.8	1.1	0.7	—
max °C	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	4	5	5	5
min °C	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	6	4	3	5	5	4
chill °C	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	0	-1	0	0	0	2	-1	-1	3	3	3

Freezing level m	2450	2500	2500	2500	2600	2650	2650	2650	2700	2750	2900	3000	3000	2650	2800	3000	3100

	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—
	8:25	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:31	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 30 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.