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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1600	1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500
km/h	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-6	-5	-7	-6	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6	-5
min °C	-8	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-9	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	-9
chill °C	-17	-18	-18	-18	-17	-16	-21	-12	-12	-10	-11	-12	-14	-18	-18	-20

Freezing level m	650	1250	1350	900	1200	1250	1250	1450	1600	1350	1350	1700	1700	1800	1750	2200

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun 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 night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW 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. 25 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 25 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 32 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 55 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 55 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 25 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 25 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 55 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 25 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 55 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).

* 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.