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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 191mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Sun night).
		Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy rain	risk tstorm	mod. rain
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1650	1600	1550	1600	1550	950	1500	1500	1500	1000
km/h	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	30	2	3	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	64	48	8
max °C	-1	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	3	5	4	4
min °C	-4	-6	-7	-8	-6	-5	-6	-4	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	4	3	3
chill °C	-12	-14	-15	-17	-13	-10	-12	-9	-4	-6	-7	-9	-8	-2	-2	-2

Freezing level m	1700	1300	1150	800	1250	1300	900	1250	1650	1300	1800	1750	2100	2750	2800	2550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 191mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Sun 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 656m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 33 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 52 minutes ago	13°C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 310).
Woodbury 97 km ESE 214m alt. 33 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).

* 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.