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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).
	Wed 23		Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	2350	6900	1550	1550	1550	1000	1000	1000	1700	1500	1500	1550		1550	1500	1550	1500
km/h	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	5	4	1	2	2	41	7	1	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-11	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-5	-4	-4	-5	-9	-7	-6	-8	-6	-4
min °C	-15	-12	-11	-10	-10	-10	-9	-8	-5	-4	-6	-14	-11	-7	-9	-8	-5
chill °C	-25	-22	-20	-19	-19	-17	-16	-14	-15	-13	-17	-25	-22	-18	-21	-20	-14

Freezing level m	1150	600	900	1250	1250	1450	1450	1400	1450	1900	1900	1200	1150	700	1050	1300	1150

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	6:36	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:38	—	—	7:39	—	—	6:40	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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 afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue 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. 55 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 55 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 55 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 3 hours ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 3 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 55 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 55 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 3 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 55 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 3 hours ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 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.