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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).
	Tue 27		Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1600	1600	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600	1600	1600	1550	1000	1500	1500
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW
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cm	1	—	—	2	65	1	4	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-8	-7	-9	-7	-13	-13	-10	-11	-9	-7	-5	-3	-3	-5	-6	-2
min °C	-11	-9	-7	-9	-9	-13	-13	-13	-12	-11	-9	-6	-4	-3	-6	-6	-5
chill °C	-21	-19	-17	-21	-23	-24	-26	-27	-25	-23	-19	-16	-10	-10	-18	-19	-18

Freezing level m	1250	700	1250	1350	1700	1200	1200	900	1350	1450	850	1250	1750	1300	1500	1750	2400

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	8:17	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:20	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:23	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 59 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 59 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 59 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 59 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).

* 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.