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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wed 16		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550		1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500			6750	1550	1550	1500
km/h	N	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	S	WSW	W	W	NW
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cm	10	28	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	15	—	—	—	—	—	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-1	0	0	-1	0
min °C	-2	-3	-4	-4	-4	-2	-3	-4	-2	-1	-7	-5	-2	-1	-1	-1	-4
chill °C	-9	-7	-7	-4	-8	-7	-6	-7	-9	-8	-13	-11	-9	-6	-6	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1700	1350	1250	1250	950	1150	1550	1150	1500	1700	1300	1250	1600	1600	1400	1750	2100

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	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:32	—

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 -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).

* 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.