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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 A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
		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

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	SW
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cm	2	15	17	46	1	—	2	2	11	34	2	2	17	—	15	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-2	-1	-9	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-13	-11	-7	-6	-7	-6
min °C	-4	-2	-3	-7	-10	-10	-11	-8	-9	-13	-14	-13	-11	-9	-9	-6
chill °C	-15	-14	-15	-14	-20	-20	-22	-17	-21	-26	-26	-25	-25	-22	-22	-18

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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW 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 -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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. 48 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 38 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 50 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Near gales from the NW (56 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 38 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (46 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 38 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 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. 38 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 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.