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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 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 afternoon, calm by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		1750	1850	1700	1600	1500	1500	1500			1650	1600	1750	1500	1500	1550	1650	1600
km/h	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	SW	SE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-2	-2	-4	-4	-3	0	2	2	3	3	-2	-1	-2	-6	-9	-6
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-4	-1	1	2	3	-3	-3	-2	-6	-8	-10	-9
chill °C	-6	-6	-8	-10	-12	-14	-9	-5	-4	-2	-1	-12	-13	-11	-14	-17	-19	-15

Freezing level m	2900	2750	2550	2600	2400	2200	2350	2800	3250	3350	3500	3300	2350	2600	2300	1950	1800	1200

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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 afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 33 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 44 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).

* 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.