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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).
		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1700	1750	1750	1500	1550	1550			1650	1550	1550	1800	1500	1650	1600	1650
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NW	SSW	E	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SE
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cm	—	—	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	27	—	4	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-4	-4	-2	0	2	2	2	2	-2	0	-2	-6	-9	-10
min °C	-2	-3	-4	-5	-3	-1	1	1	1	-2	-2	-1	-5	-8	-10	-12
chill °C	-8	-10	-12	-13	-7	-5	-3	-4	-4	-11	-11	-11	-14	-17	-17	-20

Freezing level m	2550	2600	2450	2250	2350	2800	3200	3300	3250	3200	2550	2750	2650	2000	1650	1250

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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. 49 minutes ago	9°C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).

* 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.