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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Tue 22		Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27
	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	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550		2300		1050	1550	1000	1000	1000	1000	1600	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550
km/h	W	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	W	NW	W	SSW	WSW
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cm	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	2	1	32	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-14	-16	-14	-11	-10	-9	-9	-9	-10	-5	-4	-5	-5	-15	-8	-8
min °C	-13	-16	-16	-15	-12	-11	-10	-10	-9	-10	-9	-5	-5	-11	-15	-12	-9
chill °C	-28	-25	-25	-24	-22	-19	-19	-18	-14	-15	-9	-14	-13	-24	-30	-22	-20

Freezing level m	1250	500	800	1100	550	900	1250	1050	1300	1450	1350	1400	1750	2000	1000	1150	700

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	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:38	—	—	7:39	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sat 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. 44 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 54 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 44 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (35 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 225).

* 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.