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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 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 Tue night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550			1600	1600	1500	1500	1500			6500
km/h	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	S	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	5	14	32	6	6	—	—	—	2	8	5	10	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-8	-7	-6	-8	-11	-8	-7	-7	-5	-6	-7	-10	-10	-6	0
min °C	-7	-8	-8	-7	-10	-12	-12	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-12	-11	-9	-4
chill °C	-18	-19	-18	-18	-19	-17	-21	-15	-15	-14	-19	-21	-25	-24	-22	-14

Freezing level m	1700	1600	1650	1600	1500	1250	700	1150	1350	1150	1600	1800	1250	1200	1400	1350

	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—
	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:31	—

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 Tue night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the W 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. 52 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 58 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).

* 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.