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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Thu 17		Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1650		1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550			1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1750	1550
km/h	SSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	6	12	18	14	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	3	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-5	-5	-5	-4	-6	-7	-11	-8	-4	0	-2	-4	-3	-13	-13	-13
min °C	-10	-7	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-14	-11	-6	-2	-3	-4	-11	-13	-13	-14
chill °C	-17	-15	-14	-12	-17	-19	-19	-28	-24	-17	-10	-13	-15	-21	-24	-26	-21

Freezing level m	1400	950	1250	1650	1400	1700	1700	450	1100	1650	1150	1750	1750	1950	900	1200	750

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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. 34 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0°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.