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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 01 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
		Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1550	2600	1600	2200	1000	1000	1000	1700	1650		1750	1600	1600		1050	1050
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	S	S	SW	W	W	W	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-5	-2	1	1	1	0	0	-1	-1
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-2	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-3
chill °C	-9	-9	-9	-9	-17	-15	-12	-12	-13	-7	-1	-3	-4	-3	-5	-10

Freezing level m	1300	2500	2600	2650	1950	2000	2350	1800	1850	2350	3250	3250	3100	2700	2650	1600

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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 656m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 23 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 23 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 23 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 23 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.