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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 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 Fri morning. 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, near gales from the W by Fri 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 -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W 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

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1650	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	W	S	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	9	19	1	—	4	1	15	9	3	—	5	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-9	-9	-8	-5	-5	-3	-5	-8	-12	-8	-12	-8	-4	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-11	-10	-10	-9	-9	-7	-5	-5	-7	-13	-14	-10	-12	-10	-7	-3	-3	-2
chill °C	-19	-19	-19	-17	-14	-14	-15	-14	-18	-18	-26	-22	-25	-22	-15	-11	-10	-8

Freezing level m	900	1250	1200	1400	1500	1250	1600	2000	1750	1500	1100	600	1200	1250	1050	1250	1750	2250

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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 Fri morning. 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, near gales from the W by Fri 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 -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W 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. 44 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 54 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 54 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 44 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.