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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 129mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)		1650	1000	1600	1700		1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1700	1600	1550	1500
km/h	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	2	13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	8	31	25	74	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	6	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	4	4	5	-2	-3	-5	-2	-2	0
min °C	5	5	4	4	3	0	2	3	2	4	3	-1	-2	-4	-6	-3	-3	-2
chill °C	4	3	2	0	-2	-5	-2	-2	-3	-2	-5	-7	-7	-10	-12	-9	-10	-10

Freezing level m	3450	3500	3400	3200	2850	2100	3100	3050	2300	2900	2750	2850	1700	1600	1000	1300	1600	1850

	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 129mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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. 57 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 27 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 25 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 27 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 27 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 27 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).

* 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.