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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 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, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)		1650	1000	1600	1650		1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1450	1600	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	16	18	82	7	5	3	—	1	34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	2	1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-8	-9	-8	-7	-8	-7
min °C	3	3	1	0	-1	-2	0	0	-4	-1	-2	-8	-9	-10	-11	-7	-9	-9
chill °C	0	0	-5	-7	-9	-10	-6	-6	-15	-12	-14	-20	-20	-17	-19	-16	-20	-20

Freezing level m	3450	3500	3350	3200	2800	2350	3100	3050	2350	2900	2750	2800	1750	1500	1150	1250	1400	1550

	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

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, light winds from the WNW 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. 33 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 31 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 53 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 53 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 33 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 53 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 53 minutes ago	26°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.