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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Sat 26 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).
	Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	2150	1550	1550	1550	1550		1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1950	1000	1000
km/h	W	W	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	W
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cm	5	1	29	17	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-4	-11	-11	-9	-12	-9	-5	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	0
min °C	-5	-3	-7	-15	-15	-10	-13	-11	-8	-4	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0
chill °C	-15	-12	-18	-27	-27	-20	-26	-20	-17	-12	-8	-7	-8	-7	-5	0	-5	-5

Freezing level m	1750	2200	1750	1100	1100	650	1100	1250	800	1750	1950	1450	1400	1950	2000	3050	2950	3050

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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. 24 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 24 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 34 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 24 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 24 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 24 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.