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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 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 -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW 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

	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550		1700	1600	1550	1550	1500
km/h	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW
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cm	4	15	42	10	—	—	—	—	7	14	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-7	-6	-8	-11	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-2	1	-2	-3	-4
min °C	-8	-8	-7	-10	-11	-11	-8	-6	-7	-6	-8	-10	-6	-4	-1	-4	-4	-8
chill °C	-19	-18	-17	-19	-18	-18	-18	-16	-18	-17	-18	-23	-17	-13	-9	-15	-16	-19

Freezing level m	1650	1700	1600	1350	1300	650	1050	1600	1650	1700	1800	1350	1150	1900	1100	1400	1850	2300

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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 -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW 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 650m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 57 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 57 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).

* 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.