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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550		2500		1700	1600	1050	1000	1000	1550
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	S	W	W	SSE	S	SW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	13	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-1	0	-5	-6	-7	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-1
min °C	-1	0	-1	-5	-6	-6	-10	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-4	-6	-8	-10	-11	-14	-15	-15	-12	-12	-10	-9	-10	-9	-6	-5

Freezing level m	1300	1850	1700	2050	1050	1250	700	800	1050	650	950	1200	1150	1400	1500	1450

	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—
	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Wed 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. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.