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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 37mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).
	Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain
Cloud base (m)	1750	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550		2550		1650	1600	1000	1000	1000	1600	1500	1500	1500
km/h	WNW	WNW	NNW	S	W	W	SSE	SSW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	12	—	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37
max °C	0	-1	0	-5	-6	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	0	3
min °C	-1	-1	-6	-6	-6	-10	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-1	0	1
chill °C	-8	-9	-11	-11	-14	-15	-14	-12	-12	-10	-11	-10	-7	-7	-6	-4	-4	-5

Freezing level m	1700	1700	1950	1050	1200	550	800	1100	650	950	1250	1150	1400	1550	1300	1600	2100	2250

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

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

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 37mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the NW 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. 51 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the NNW (41 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 57 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.