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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.
		Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500		1650	1550	1600	1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	2200	2450		3500	1600	1050
km/h	W	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	SW	WSW	W	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	6	—	—	—	—	—	20	1	2	6	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-6	-2	0	-1	-4	-4	-13	-13	-13	-16	-15	-12	-11	-10	-9
min °C	-13	-7	-3	0	-3	-5	-11	-13	-13	-16	-16	-16	-14	-11	-10	-9
chill °C	-28	-19	-12	-6	-13	-17	-20	-22	-26	-22	-26	-26	-24	-20	-20	-18

Freezing level m	1100	1100	1950	1200	1350	1700	2050	1050	1300	800	800	1150	750	1100	1350	1250

	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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. 39 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 25 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (28 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 19 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 19 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 19 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 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.