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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 106mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).
	Fri 23		Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1600		1600	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10	3	—	—	1	10
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	1.5	18	29	77	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	4	3	3	1	3	4	3	4	4	5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-1
min °C	4	3	3	2	0	2	3	2	3	3	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3	-2
chill °C	2	-1	-1	-3	-5	-1	-2	-4	-4	-5	-13	-14	-11	-12	-11	-10	-9

Freezing level m	3550	3400	3200	2800	2200	3250	3200	2400	2650	2700	2800	1300	1400	800	1200	1500	1800

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	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 106mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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. 34 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 31 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 54 minutes ago	22°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 54 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 54 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 54 minutes ago	25°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 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.