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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct 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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 13		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650	1700	1700	1700	1550		1650			1650	1700
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW
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cm	11	27	15	2	2	2	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-3	-5	-5	-10	-10	-9	-8	-6	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	0
min °C	-1	-2	-5	-6	-9	-10	-11	-11	-8	-7	-6	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1
chill °C	-10	-10	-13	-13	-16	-16	-22	-24	-19	-16	-14	-9	-9	-10	-9	-7	-5

Freezing level m	2800	2700	2500	2100	1800	1400	1500	750	1100	1300	1200	2200	2500	2450	2450	2650	2800

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	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:06	—

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 afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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. 43 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 41 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 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.