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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1750	1550	1550	1550			1600	1550	1550	1550	1050	2850	1550	1000
km/h	NW	WSW	S	W	W	W	SW	SSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	16	17	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-3	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	1	1
min °C	-1	-8	-7	-6	-6	-5	-6	0	0	-1	-1	0	-1	1	1	0
chill °C	-8	-16	-14	-11	-14	-11	-10	-3	-3	-1	-5	-4	-5	-1	-3	-4

Freezing level m	1700	1000	1050	750	1100	1250	900	1900	1850	1450	1600	1900	3150	3050	2850	3150

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	—	—	7:39	—	—	6:40	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:44	—	—	6:45	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue night). 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. 43 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 43 minutes ago	9°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 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.