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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SE by Fri morning).
		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1650			1650	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1650	1700
km/h	N	NW	SW	S	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	SSE	SSE
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cm	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	26	10	9	20	3	5	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	1	3	2	2	1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-11	-11	-11
min °C	-5	-4	-1	1	2	1	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-4	-10	-11	-12	-12
chill °C	-14	-11	-6	-3	-2	-4	-11	-11	-11	-9	-10	-11	-16	-16	-21	-21

Freezing level m	2150	2300	2850	3300	3350	3400	3100	2500	2700	2600	2500	2250	1700	1400	1350	800

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SE by Fri 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 650m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 50 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	7°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.