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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 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 -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).
		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550		1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500			8200	1550	1550	1500
km/h	NNW	N	WSW	SW	W	SW	W	W	WNW	W	SW	SSW	SW	W	W	NW
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cm	24	6	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	12	—	—	—	—	—	10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-2	-1	0	-1	0
min °C	-3	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-9	-6	-3	-1	-1	-1	-3
chill °C	-6	-4	-4	-7	-6	-5	-4	-10	-9	-17	-12	-10	-7	-7	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1550	1150	1300	1000	1250	1650	1250	1650	1800	850	1100	1550	1350	1400	1750	2000

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	—	—	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 -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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 Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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		-
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry

* 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.