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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 12 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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Thu night).
		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			1650	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1700	1650	1650
km/h	E	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	E	SE	SE	SE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	7	22	13	2	2	4	27	8	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-8	-8	-9	-6	-5	-4
min °C	0	2	1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-4	-7	-8	-9	-10	-7	-6	-5
chill °C	-4	-2	-4	-11	-12	-12	-10	-10	-11	-14	-15	-17	-22	-19	-15	-12

Freezing level m	3200	3350	3350	2850	2400	2550	2600	2600	2550	2150	1900	1650	1000	1150	1250	850

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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Thu 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 656m alt. 47 minutes ago	5°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (37 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 57 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 57 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 57 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	5°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.