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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).									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 -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
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	light snow	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1700	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550			1650	1650	1500	1500	1600	1550
km/h	NW	SW	W	WSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	WSW	W	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-9	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-10	-10	-4	0	-1	-4	-4	-13	-14	-16
min °C	-11	-10	-7	-5	-6	-6	-6	-8	-15	-12	-8	-2	-3	-5	-14	-14	-16	-18
chill °C	-17	-16	-15	-14	-14	-12	-18	-21	-30	-25	-20	-10	-13	-18	-26	-29	-30	-32

Freezing level m	1300	1350	1000	1200	1650	1350	1650	1700	650	850	1500	1100	1550	1800	2000	900	1050	250

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

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 -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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		-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 20 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 14 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 34 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 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.