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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct 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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1500	1500	1650	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1650	1700			1650
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW
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cm	—	—	10	33	3	—	2	7	13	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-5	-7	-7	-10	-11	-9	-8	-6	-4	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-5	-6	-7	-10	-10	-11	-11	-8	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1
chill °C	-11	-12	-12	-14	-15	-16	-16	-15	-20	-25	-17	-14	-13	-10	-8	-7

Freezing level m	2700	2450	2700	2550	2250	2000	1600	1400	1350	850	1150	1450	1500	2400	2650	2700

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	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SW 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 656m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 4 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 58 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 58 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 58 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).

* 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.