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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).
	Sun 25		Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1700	1550	1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1550	1550
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SW
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cm	—	3	22	23	102	1	—	3	—	9	68	1	1	23	1	15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-14	-15	-12	-11	-11	-11	-17	-14	-13	-12	-13	-13
min °C	-4	-7	-5	-6	-12	-15	-15	-15	-11	-12	-16	-18	-16	-15	-14	-15	-15
chill °C	-13	-18	-18	-20	-24	-29	-29	-27	-22	-25	-32	-32	-32	-32	-30	-33	-30

Freezing level m	2900	2300	2850	2650	2950	1600	1700	1250	1400	1500	1700	1200	1350	1250	1500	1550	1000

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	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 -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 1 hour ago		-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (43 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 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.