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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).
	Sat 5		Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1600	1700	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	SSE	W	WNW	N	NNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	23	4	16	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	30	32	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-7	-5	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-8	-8	-6	-6	-9	-10	-13	-15	-10
min °C	-10	-9	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-8	-9	-8	-7	-6	-10	-14	-16	-16	-15
chill °C	-24	-22	-15	-11	-8	-8	-10	-13	-13	-11	-10	-13	-22	-26	-30	-28	-24

Freezing level m	1550	1550	1650	2250	1700	1350	1700	1350	1550	1600	1400	1400	1450	1150	1000	850	200

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri 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. 37 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 37 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 37 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 37 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (35 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 37 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 37 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 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.