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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).
	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1550	1550	1550	1650	1650	1700	1650		1650			1650	1600
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	E	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW
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cm	1	12	36	2	—	—	7	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-2	-4	-6	-6	-9	-11	-9	-8	-6	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0
min °C	-2	-1	-4	-5	-7	-9	-10	-11	-11	-9	-7	-5	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1
chill °C	-12	-10	-12	-14	-16	-14	-18	-22	-25	-19	-16	-13	-8	-9	-10	-6	-4	-9

Freezing level m	2450	2750	2700	2300	2000	1650	1500	1400	1000	1150	1400	1450	2500	2600	2500	2550	2850	2950

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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 -1°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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. 30 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 28 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Strong winds from the N (44 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 40 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 40 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 40 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.