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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1750	1600	1550	1500	1550		1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	1600	1550	1550	1650	1500	1500
km/h	WNW	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	20	32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-5	-7	-6	-6	-8	-7	-7	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5
min °C	-13	-13	-9	-7	-6	-8	-8	-8	-9	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4	-7	-6	-5	-14
chill °C	-18	-19	-18	-19	-17	-20	-18	-19	-22	-15	-11	-10	-10	-11	-18	-17	-17	-27

Freezing level m	1150	1200	650	1450	1400	950	1250	1200	1400	1500	1650	1400	1300	1500	1350	1650	1800	1450

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue 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. 41 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	5°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.