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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Sun 25 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 Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1700	1700	1600	1600	1500	1600	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	NW	W	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	SW
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cm	—	—	3	15	15	60	—	1	—	—	2	53	—	1	9	8	35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-1	-9	-10	-8	-6	-9	-7	-9	-10	-8	-7	-6	-5
min °C	0	0	-4	-1	-3	-7	-10	-11	-11	-6	-9	-8	-11	-11	-10	-8	-7	-7
chill °C	-6	-8	-14	-12	-16	-15	-18	-20	-20	-14	-20	-20	-23	-23	-23	-20	-22	-17

Freezing level m	3150	2900	2300	2800	2650	2900	1600	1700	1100	1350	1550	1750	1250	1400	1100	1750	2000	800

	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—
	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:20	—	—	8:22	—

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 Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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. 46 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 43 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 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.