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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Mon 05 Oct 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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	mod. snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		1650	1050	8650		1650	1000	1500	1500	1550	1850	1750	1850		1700	1950
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	E	NNE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2
min °C	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-2	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-3	-4	-7	-12	-10	-10	-15	-15	-12	-9	-8	-2	-5	-4	-2	-5

Freezing level m	3100	3000	2700	2450	2100	2350	1250	2000	2100	2450	2100	2500	2450	2550	2650	2500

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	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:53	—	—	7:54	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 44 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 44 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 44 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 44 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 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.