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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
	Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
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	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1750	1600	1550	1500	1550		1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1850	1500	1500	1500
km/h	WNW	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	31	24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-11	-4	-7	-6	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-7
min °C	-13	-13	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-6	-5	-4	-4	-5	-7	-5	-5	-13
chill °C	-18	-19	-16	-19	-18	-18	-16	-17	-22	-15	-11	-10	-11	-14	-19	-17	-18	-25

Freezing level m	1150	1200	650	1450	1400	950	1100	1150	1350	1500	1650	1350	1350	1700	1550	1850	2150	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue 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. 56 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (28 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 56 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).

* 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.