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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Thu 24		Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1600	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550
km/h	SW	W	NW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	11	17	—	1	3	—	24	10	2	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-9	-9	-9	-5	-4	-2	-5	-10	-10	-7	-11	-10	-4	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-10	-10	-10	-9	-7	-5	-3	-8	-13	-13	-9	-12	-11	-9	-3	-2	-3
chill °C	-19	-20	-16	-14	-14	-15	-11	-18	-20	-24	-18	-24	-22	-18	-10	-8	-5

Freezing level m	1200	1250	1400	1550	1200	1850	2200	1700	1400	1200	700	1050	1300	1000	1200	1450	2150

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 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.