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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
		Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600		1600	1000	1650	1650	1550	1600	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	17	10	58	1	8	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	3	3	3	1	-1	-1	1	0	-1	0	-1	-1	-10	-11	-7
min °C	1	3	3	1	0	-1	-2	1	0	-3	-1	-2	-8	-12	-12	-11
chill °C	-5	0	0	-5	-7	-9	-11	-4	-6	-13	-12	-14	-20	-24	-23	-18

Freezing level m	3200	3500	3500	3400	3150	2800	1750	3200	3000	2350	2950	2750	2800	1350	1350	1250

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	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light 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. 22 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 22 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 20 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 32 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 22 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 22 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 32 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 22 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 32 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 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.