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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).
	Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000	1600		1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1850	1600
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	12	16	62	—	—	—	—	3	24	4	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	0	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-11	-10	-8	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8	-8
min °C	0	-1	-1	1	0	-4	-1	-2	-8	-11	-12	-10	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-9
chill °C	-7	-9	-9	-4	-7	-14	-12	-14	-18	-22	-23	-18	-17	-19	-18	-21	-20	-21

Freezing level m	3200	2850	2400	3150	3100	2350	2800	2800	2900	1650	1600	850	1250	1550	1600	1750	1800	1100

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

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. 32 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 29 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 42 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	12°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.