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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep 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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	2150	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1550	1600
km/h	NW	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	W	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	NW	WNW	W	W
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cm	11	1	—	2	1	10	9	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	0	1	0	-5	-6	-6	-5	-4	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
min °C	-3	-4	-4	-1	0	-2	-8	-7	-6	-6	-5	-5	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1
chill °C	-8	-6	-7	-7	-5	-9	-16	-14	-12	-14	-11	-10	-4	-2	-4	-4	-4	-5

Freezing level m	1450	1450	1100	1750	2050	1800	1150	1100	700	1100	1250	900	1850	1900	1950	1450	1850	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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		-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).

* 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.