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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Wed 16 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).
	Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500			1550	1600	1650	1550
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	9	17	58	6	—	—	—	—	—	5	1	4	—	—	—	—	2	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-7	-6	-8	-9	-4	-5	-6	-5	-7	-7	-10	-7	-4	1	-3	-3	-5
min °C	-8	-8	-7	-9	-9	-7	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-12	-9	-5	-1	-4	-4	-10
chill °C	-19	-18	-17	-17	-15	-16	-15	-17	-15	-17	-20	-26	-22	-16	-9	-15	-16	-19

Freezing level m	1650	1700	1400	1350	1300	850	1250	1600	1300	1650	1750	1350	1000	1750	1100	1600	1850	1900

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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 -9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).

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. 45 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 25 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 31 minutes ago	10°C	Recent heavy rain.	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 45 minutes ago	10°C	Recent heavy rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 25 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 25 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (24 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 45 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 25 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (24 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 45 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 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.