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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 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 -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
		Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1650		1550	1500	1550		1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	1600	1550	1550
km/h	NW	WNW	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	35	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-12	-12	-5	-7	-7	-5	-8	-7	-7	-6	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-10	-13	-13	-10	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-18	-18	-19	-19	-18	-18	-21	-18	-19	-22	-15	-11	-12	-11	-8	-12

Freezing level m	1300	1100	1150	600	1400	1350	950	1350	1200	1450	1550	1750	1300	1400	1500	1350

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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		-	Strong winds from the NNW (46 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Near gales from the N (59 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 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.