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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Sat 10 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).
	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1800	1700	1500	1500	1650			1650	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550	1800	1550	1550	1600	1700
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	NW	S	SE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	E	SE	SE
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cm	—	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	36	4	2	10	6	3	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-4	-4	-2	0	2	2	3	2	-1	0	-1	-3	-5	-6	-9	-10	-8
min °C	-3	-4	-5	-3	-1	1	2	2	-2	-3	0	-3	-4	-5	-8	-10	-11	-10
chill °C	-10	-12	-14	-8	-4	-3	-1	-2	-11	-13	-10	-10	-10	-12	-12	-16	-21	-21

Freezing level m	2600	2450	2200	2400	2850	3250	3350	3400	3300	2450	2900	2700	2400	2300	1850	1350	1350	1050

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed 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. 49 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 59 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 59 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 59 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 59 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.