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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	9	17	3	—	3	2	23	9	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-9	-9	-8	-5	-4	-3	-5	-7	-9	-6	-10	-8	-4	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-11	-10	-10	-9	-9	-7	-5	-4	-6	-11	-12	-8	-10	-9	-7	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-19	-19	-19	-17	-15	-14	-14	-13	-17	-20	-20	-17	-22	-21	-16	-10	-9	-8

Freezing level m	900	1250	1200	1400	1550	1100	1600	2050	1800	1800	1100	700	1100	1300	1150	1350	1900	1950

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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. 39 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNE (26 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 39 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 49 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 39 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 39 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 39 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.