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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 14		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1750	1650	1600	1650	1700			1650			1650	1050		1650	7050
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	WSW	SSW
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cm	8	1	—	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-4	-3	-5	-4	-3	-1	1	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	4
min °C	0	-5	-5	-4	-7	-5	-4	-4	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	2
chill °C	-3	-9	-7	-10	-14	-12	-10	-9	-2	-1	-1	1	1	0	3	3	-1

Freezing level m	2150	1750	1300	1500	800	1050	1300	1150	2250	2500	2450	2650	2900	3050	2800	2850	2850

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sat 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 656m alt. 56 minutes ago	6°C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 100).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 56 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 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.