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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).
	Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1550		1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1500	1700	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	8	6	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-7	-5	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-7	-10	-11
min °C	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-9	-6	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-7	-8	-11	-13
chill °C	-20	-19	-17	-17	-16	-21	-14	-10	-11	-11	-13	-14	-16	-17	-18	-19	-19	-21

Freezing level m	1300	1350	800	1200	1200	1300	1500	1600	1300	1400	1750	1750	1800	1850	1700	1800	1450	950

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	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:28	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW 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. 31 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNE (35 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 31 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 31 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 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.