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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	5500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	5050	1800
km/h	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-7	-7	-8	-13	-11	-5
min °C	-7	-6	-7	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-8	-7	-8	-12	-13	-13	-11
chill °C	-17	-15	-18	-13	-12	-10	-13	-12	-13	-14	-14	-20	-18	-16	-19	-19	-18	-19

Freezing level m	1100	1100	1300	1550	1650	1300	1750	1800	1900	1950	1950	1700	1650	1750	1150	1100	1300	800

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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. 57 minutes ago	-1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 57 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 57 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 57 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 57 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 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.