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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 43mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).
		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1500	1500	1650	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1650	1700			1650
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	ENE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	6	1	—	1	4	8	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.5	15	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	4	3	2	0	-2	-4	-4	-5	-3	-2	0	2	3	3
min °C	2	2	3	2	1	-1	-4	-4	-4	-6	-4	-2	-2	2	3	2
chill °C	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-5	-7	-4	-10	-15	-10	-7	-7	-1	0	0

Freezing level m	2700	2450	2700	2550	2250	2000	1600	1400	1350	850	1150	1450	1500	2400	2650	2700

	—	6:52	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:45	—	—
	—	—	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 43mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE 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. 1 hour ago		-	Strong winds from the NNW (41 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 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.