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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).										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 afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sat night).
		Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550		2350		1050	1000	1000	1000	1000	1600	1900	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600
km/h	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	NNW	N	WNW	WSW	WNW	NW	W	SE	SW
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cm	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	1	4	44	6	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-16	-13	-11	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-6	-5	-4	-4	-9	-12	-7
min °C	-16	-16	-15	-12	-11	-10	-9	-10	-10	-8	-5	-5	-5	-12	-14	-9
chill °C	-24	-25	-25	-22	-19	-19	-16	-16	-14	-8	-14	-14	-16	-22	-20	-18

Freezing level m	450	750	1050	550	900	1250	950	1350	1450	1150	1400	1650	2050	1600	1050	600

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

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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 afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW 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 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 220).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.