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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 121mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).
		Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	SW
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	7	20	1	1	10	—	10	1
mm	0.1	23	22	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	4	3	5	-1	-2	-3	-2	-3	-2	-6	-5	-3	-3	-2	-2
min °C	1	3	3	-1	-3	-3	-5	-3	-3	-6	-6	-5	-5	-3	-3	-4
chill °C	-6	-4	-5	-4	-7	-9	-12	-10	-11	-14	-13	-12	-14	-11	-11	-9

Freezing level m	2350	2800	2600	2850	1600	1750	1200	1600	1500	1600	1150	1300	1150	1300	1450	1150

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 121mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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. 20 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 20 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 22 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Near gales from the NW (59 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 40 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 20 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 20 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 40 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 20 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 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.