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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 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 night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)		1650	1000	1600	1700		1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1700	1600	1550	1500
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	18	18	59	—	1	—	—	2	27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	2	1	-1	0	1	0	-1	0	-1	-1	-8	-11	-9	-6	-8	-6
min °C	3	3	1	0	-1	-2	0	-1	-4	-1	-3	-7	-9	-11	-12	-7	-8	-7
chill °C	0	0	-5	-7	-9	-11	-6	-9	-14	-12	-16	-17	-18	-20	-22	-17	-19	-19

Freezing level m	3450	3500	3400	3200	2850	2100	3100	3050	2300	2900	2750	2850	1700	1600	1000	1300	1600	1850

	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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 night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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. 39 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 39 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 37 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 49 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 49 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 39 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 39 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 39 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 49 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 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.