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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Sat 19 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.
	Sat 19		Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500		1650	1600	1600	1550	1500	1600	1600	1650	1850	2200		3400	1700	1050
km/h	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	NW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW
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cm	13	6	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-10	-6	-2	0	-1	-4	-4	-12	-13	-13	-16	-14	-12	-11	-10	-9
min °C	-7	-13	-8	-4	0	-3	-5	-11	-12	-13	-15	-16	-15	-14	-11	-10	-10
chill °C	-19	-28	-20	-14	-6	-14	-17	-20	-19	-26	-21	-24	-25	-25	-20	-20	-18

Freezing level m	1750	1100	1050	1900	1100	1350	1650	2100	1100	1300	500	850	1200	1000	1200	1450	1200

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	6:30	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

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. 46 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (46 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (46 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (28 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 46 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 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.