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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Mon 12		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550		1800	1750	1650	1650			1650
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	W	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.5	23	30	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	2	4	4	3	1	-2	-4	-5	-6	-4	-3	0	2	3	3
min °C	4	2	2	4	3	2	-1	-5	-5	-6	-7	-5	-3	-3	2	3	2
chill °C	1	-3	-4	-1	-1	-3	-6	-8	-8	-15	-16	-12	-9	-8	-1	1	0

Freezing level m	3400	2850	2400	2850	2600	2500	2150	1400	1350	1400	700	1100	1350	1550	2350	2700	2800

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	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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. 39 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 39 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 49 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 49 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 39 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 39 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 49 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 39 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 49 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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.