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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	1	5	27	42	3	2	—	—	2	8	2	5	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-5	-8	-6	-6	-14	-13	-7	-7	-8	-4	-5	-6	-5
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-7	-11	-14	-14	-12	-8	-8	-7	-6	-6	-8
chill °C	-11	-12	-14	-18	-19	-18	-21	-25	-24	-20	-19	-19	-18	-16	-17	-19

Freezing level m	2000	1900	1750	1650	1600	1650	1500	950	1000	750	1000	1400	1750	1850	1800	1400

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	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.