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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	heavy snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550		2350		1050	1000	1050	1000	1000	1550	1900	1500	1500	1950	2050	1550
km/h	SSW	W	SW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	SSE	S	S
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cm	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	14	—	—	—	18	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-13	-14	-16	-14	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-5	-5	-5	-7	-15	-9	-7
min °C	-12	-13	-17	-16	-15	-12	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-5	-7	-14	-15	-14	-7
chill °C	-21	-27	-27	-26	-24	-22	-19	-20	-20	-15	-10	-15	-13	-15	-25	-28	-27	-18

Freezing level m	1150	1250	550	800	1100	600	900	1250	1150	1350	1350	950	1350	1650	1500	900	1100	550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

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	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 40 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 40 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (37 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 40 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 40 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 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.