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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tue 8		Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600		1550	1600	1500	1550	1800	1700	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550
km/h	SE	SE	W	WNW	NW	W	S	SSW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	32	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-4	-6	-8	-13	-13	-6	-7	-9	-6	-7	-9	-8	-8	-7	-3
min °C	-8	-6	-5	-8	-11	-14	-14	-11	-8	-10	-8	-8	-9	-10	-8	-8	-6
chill °C	-14	-11	-12	-18	-19	-20	-22	-20	-20	-22	-19	-19	-20	-20	-18	-18	-15

Freezing level m	1450	1100	1250	1400	1250	1050	1200	550	1100	1350	1100	800	1200	1000	1200	1550	1150

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	6:19	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 45 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 52 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 46 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 45 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 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.