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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Thu 17 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).
	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500				1550	1650	1500	1550	1650	1550
km/h	NW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	NW	SW	W	WSW
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	1	8	12	17	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	8	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-8	-4	-4	-5	-5	-7	-6	-10	-11	-6	0	0	-4	-4	-12	-13	-13
min °C	-11	-9	-7	-4	-6	-7	-7	-7	-15	-12	-9	-2	-2	-5	-11	-12	-13	-15
chill °C	-18	-14	-14	-12	-13	-18	-19	-19	-29	-24	-21	-11	-11	-18	-22	-22	-27	-23

Freezing level m	1300	1400	1000	1200	1650	1350	1650	1750	800	950	1550	1150	1350	1800	2000	900	1200	900

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the S 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. 49 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 55 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	0°C	Dry
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	0°C	Dry
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry

* 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.