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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 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 -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.
		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550		1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500			8200	1550	1550	1500
km/h	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	W	SSW	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	41	9	—	—	—	—	1	11	17	17	—	—	—	—	—	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-8	-8	-4	-4	-5	-4	-6	-6	-10	-11	-5	0	-2	-4	-4
min °C	-8	-9	-10	-7	-4	-5	-6	-7	-6	-14	-12	-9	-3	-2	-5	-10
chill °C	-16	-16	-15	-14	-11	-13	-17	-18	-18	-26	-23	-21	-12	-11	-18	-19

Freezing level m	1550	1150	1300	1000	1250	1650	1250	1650	1800	850	1100	1550	1350	1400	1750	2000

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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 -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

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. 2 hours ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 59 minutes ago	8°C	Recent heavy rain.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 53 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 53 minutes ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 53 minutes ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).

* 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.