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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 24 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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).
		Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1000	1550	1650		1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1600	1800	1600	1500	1550	1500
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	12	20	59	—	—	—	—	3	19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	0	0	1	1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-11	-11	-7	-6	-8	-6
min °C	1	0	-1	-1	1	0	-4	-1	-2	-8	-12	-11	-8	-7	-8	-8
chill °C	-5	-7	-9	-9	-3	-8	-14	-12	-14	-19	-24	-21	-16	-16	-19	-19

Freezing level m	3400	3200	2850	2300	3250	3150	2300	2700	2650	2800	1550	1550	800	1250	1600	1600

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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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 night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon night, moderate 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. 40 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).

* 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.