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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).
		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	1650		1750	1850	1850	1600	1500	1500	1550	1800		1650	1550	1550	1600	1500
km/h	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	SW	ESE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-4	-4	-3	0	1	2	3	3	-3	-3	-2
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-4	-1	0	2	3	0	-3	-4	-6
chill °C	-3	-5	-7	-8	-10	-12	-13	-8	-4	-4	-1	0	-7	-12	-15	-14

Freezing level m	2800	2850	2750	2550	2600	2400	2200	2300	2800	3150	3300	3450	3450	2450	2300	2200

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 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.