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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 09 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 Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1700	1600	1500	1550	1750	1700	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	1550	1550
km/h	W	WNW	NW	WNW	S	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
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cm	—	—	33	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-8	-13	-12	-5	-7	-8	-6	-8	-9	-8	-7	-6	-4	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-8	-12	-14	-13	-9	-7	-9	-7	-9	-9	-9	-8	-6	-5	-4	-4	-7
chill °C	-12	-19	-21	-19	-20	-18	-18	-21	-18	-20	-20	-18	-15	-14	-13	-11	-13	-18

Freezing level m	1350	1450	1300	1000	1200	650	1450	1350	950	800	1200	1050	1150	1350	1000	1350	1700	1350

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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 Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon 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. 47 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 54 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).

* 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.