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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm 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 -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh 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	mod. snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1650	1650	1700	1700			1650			1650	1050
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
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cm	1	12	32	10	—	2	7	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-2	-3	-6	-6	-11	-11	-9	-8	-5	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	0
min °C	-3	-1	-3	-4	-6	-10	-11	-11	-12	-9	-7	-5	-3	-1	-3	-2	-1	0
chill °C	-13	-10	-11	-13	-14	-17	-18	-19	-26	-19	-16	-13	-10	-7	-10	-7	-5	-5

Freezing level m	2450	2800	2700	2450	2050	1700	1350	1400	800	1150	1350	1350	2400	2700	2500	2500	2850	2900

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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 -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh 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. 43 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 41 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Dry	Strong winds from the N (50 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 53 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).

* 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.