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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550		2300	6400	1550	1600	1000	1000	1000	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1850
km/h	SSW	W	WSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	SSE	SSE	SSW
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cm	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	18	8	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	-6	-7	-5
min °C	-5	-6	-10	-8	-7	-7	-6	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-2	-1	-2	-7	-7	-7
chill °C	-10	-15	-16	-13	-10	-12	-8	-9	-10	-7	-4	-7	-7	-6	-10	-16	-14	-15

Freezing level m	1150	1250	400	800	1100	600	900	1300	1200	1350	1450	1100	1400	1800	1700	1000	1050	550

	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	7:20	—	—
	—	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:38	—	—	7:39	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

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. 43 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 40).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).

* 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.