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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain
Cloud base (m)	1050		1650	1050		1650	1000		1600	1000	1600	1650		1650	1550	950
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	4
max °C	4	5	5	3	4	5	5	6	7	5	5	4	1	4	4	3
min °C	3	5	4	3	3	4	4	6	6	4	4	3	1	3	3	3
chill °C	-1	3	1	-1	0	2	2	6	4	1	0	-2	-4	-1	-1	-2

Freezing level m	3450	3450	3300	2900	3000	3150	3000	3400	3450	3500	3250	2950	2350	2800	2850	2450

	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—
	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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. 36 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).

* 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.