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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Mon 26 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).
	Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1750	1650	1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	WNW
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cm	15	12	55	—	—	1	—	9	42	2	4	23	—	9	10	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	0	-11	-10	-9	-7	-8	-8	-13	-12	-7	-6	-8	-4	-4	-2	-1
min °C	-2	-3	-8	-11	-11	-11	-8	-9	-13	-13	-13	-11	-9	-10	-8	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-14	-15	-16	-22	-21	-23	-19	-21	-25	-25	-27	-25	-21	-23	-20	-12	-9	-11

Freezing level m	2800	2600	2950	1700	1450	1150	1350	1450	1650	1200	1250	1500	1300	1300	1400	1200	1800	1300

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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 0°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat 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. 1 hour ago		-	Near gales from the N (56 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 27 minutes ago	13°C	Recent heavy rain.	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Near gales from the NW (59 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (41 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).

* 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.