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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Tue 15 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).
	Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	SW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	1	11	27	5	4	—	—	3	4	5	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-7	-7	-6	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1	0
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-6	-7	-7	-7	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-2
chill °C	-6	-7	-9	-9	-9	-13	-15	-14	-12	-10	-10	-10	-8	-7	-6	-4	-4	-10

Freezing level m	1900	1800	1700	1600	1650	1550	1000	1000	600	900	1450	1650	1750	1850	1350	1400	2150	3000

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	—	6:27	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:31	—

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 below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

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. 51 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 57 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	15°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.