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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1750	1550	1550	1550			1600	1550	1550	1550	1050	2850	1550	1000
km/h	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	W
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cm	28	22	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-11	-12	-9	-13	-10	-5	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0
min °C	-6	-15	-15	-11	-13	-11	-10	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-1
chill °C	-17	-27	-27	-24	-26	-20	-20	-11	-8	-7	-7	-8	-7	-2	-5	-7

Freezing level m	1700	1000	1050	750	1100	1250	900	1900	1850	1450	1600	1900	3150	3050	2850	3150

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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 -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 42 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.