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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 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 Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning).
	Tue 15		Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500		1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	WNW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	3	9	23	4	6	—	2	1	—	6	7	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-6	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-3	-1	0	0
min °C	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-6	-7	-5	-5	-5	-2	-2	-5	-4	-1	-1
chill °C	-7	-8	-9	-8	-9	-10	-12	-10	-14	-11	-10	-9	-9	-14	-11	-6	-5

Freezing level m	1700	1750	1600	1700	1550	1350	1050	600	1000	1300	900	1600	1500	1300	1000	2000	1350

	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—
	6:27	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:31	—

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 Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 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.