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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
		Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	6900	1050	1000	1600	1000	1000	1000	1650	1500	1500	1550	1550	1700	1550	1500	1500
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	W	NW	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	E	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	7	9	2	—	2	3	19	3	2	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	0	1	-2	-6	-5	-5	-4	-2
min °C	-7	-6	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	-1	-3	-6	-7	-5	-4	-4
chill °C	-11	-11	-11	-10	-7	-5	-6	-8	-5	-7	-9	-6	-12	-12	-11	-11

Freezing level m	650	950	1300	1250	1450	1500	1400	1550	2050	2000	1650	1100	500	1100	1350	1150

	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	7:20	—	—	6:18	—	—
	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:38	—	—	7:39	—	—	6:40	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun 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 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
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	1°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Woodbury 97 km ESE 214m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Howell Heights 101 km SE 230m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).

* 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.