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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 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 Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).
		Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1650	1550	1550	1600	1650	1550	1500	1500	1550	1600		1550	1500	1550
km/h	ENE	SSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—	3	—	4	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-7	-4	-4	-5	-9	-14	-14	-10	-10	-8	-9
min °C	-6	-4	-4	-5	-6	-7	-7	-4	-7	-13	-14	-15	-14	-10	-9	-11
chill °C	-8	-8	-9	-10	-6	-10	-10	-9	-17	-25	-24	-24	-22	-23	-20	-25

Freezing level m	1300	1300	1650	1050	1150	1500	950	1200	1400	1350	1000	1100	400	950	1150	600

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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 Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri 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. 29 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 29 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 36 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 39 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 29 minutes ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 29 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 29 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.