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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1700	1700	1750		1800	1850	1700	1650	950	1500	1550	1700		1750	1600	1700	1600	1500
km/h	NNE	NE	ESE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	S	ESE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-4	-3	-1	0	1	2	2	1	-1	-1
min °C	-3	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-4	-4	-5	-3	-2	0	1	1	1	0	-1	-3
chill °C	-8	-3	-4	-4	-7	-9	-12	-13	-15	-8	-5	-4	-2	-3	-4	-7	-9	-13

Freezing level m	2450	2750	2750	2750	2700	2500	2450	2400	2200	2400	2650	2950	3100	3200	3350	3200	2800	2600

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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 -1°C on Thu afternoon, 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, stormy winds from the NW 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. 51 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 50 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	9°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.