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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Thu 10 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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1750	1600	1550	1500	1550		1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	1600	1550	1550	1650	1500	1500
km/h	W	SE	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-2	-1	0	1
min °C	-6	-7	-6	-2	-2	-5	-3	-4	-5	-2	-1	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-8
chill °C	-10	-12	-11	-9	-9	-12	-8	-10	-13	-5	-3	-8	-5	-5	-6	-9	-9	-16

Freezing level m	1150	1200	650	1450	1400	950	1250	1200	1400	1500	1650	1400	1300	1500	1350	1650	1800	1450

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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 656m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 33 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 43 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 43 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 33 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 33 minutes ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).

* 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.