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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1600	1600	1500	1500	1550	1600	1750	1650	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500
km/h	WNW	ENE	SE	S	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-4	-6	-6	-6	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3
min °C	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-3	-5	-6	-7	-8	-5	-3	-6	-5	-4	-3
chill °C	-7	-3	-7	-4	-5	-9	-11	-11	-12	-12	-10	-10	-12	-11	-10	-10

Freezing level m	900	1250	1500	1050	1200	1400	1250	1050	1200	350	850	1350	800	900	1250	1450

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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. 32 minutes ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 210).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 39 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).

* 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.