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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Wed 16 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 -2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	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	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500			1550	1600	1650	1550
km/h	NNW	N	N	NNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	5	9	36	4	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	—	—	—	—	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-4	-3	-1	-1	0	0	0
min °C	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-7	-5	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4
chill °C	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-7	-7	-7	-9	-9	-15	-13	-7	-5	-7	-9	-9

Freezing level m	1650	1700	1400	1350	1300	850	1250	1600	1300	1650	1750	1350	1000	1750	1100	1600	1850	1900

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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 morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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. 33 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 39 minutes ago	10°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 33 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 0 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.