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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night).
	Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	5350		1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650				1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	17	25	25	5	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-7	-7	-6	-11	-8	-6	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3
min °C	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-7	-10	-11	-10	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6
chill °C	-11	-12	-11	-12	-15	-18	-18	-18	-20	-19	-14	-17	-12	-14	-16	-16	-17	-16

Freezing level m	1750	1850	1950	1950	1900	1600	1600	1650	1500	1200	1300	1250	1750	1750	1500	1750	1950	1950

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat 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. 28 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 28 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 38 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 28 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 28 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 28 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 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.