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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)		1600			1600	1000	1700	1650		1650	1550	950	1500	1500	1500	1600	1650	1550
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	16	9	57	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	2	3	3	3	1	-1	0	0	0	-2	-1	-1	0	-10	-13	-6
min °C	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	-2	-2	0	0	-3	-1	-2	-7	-14	-13	-12
chill °C	-6	-6	-5	1	0	-6	-7	-11	-11	-6	-6	-13	-11	-14	-18	-26	-26	-22

Freezing level m	2950	3100	3150	3500	3450	3450	3200	2800	2050	3050	2950	2500	2900	2750	2850	1500	1300	950

	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	8:10	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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		-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).

* 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.