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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).
	Wed 7		Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1600	1650	1050	1700	1750	1950	1800	1550	1000	1500	1550			1700	1600
km/h	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	ESE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	E	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-3	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-5	-2	1	1	2	2	3
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	0	1	1	2	1
chill °C	-8	-7	-8	-6	-3	-4	-7	-8	-10	-13	-15	-11	-3	-3	-4	-3	-5

Freezing level m	2450	2550	2450	2650	2650	2750	2650	2500	2500	2500	2050	2250	3000	3250	3200	3350	3450

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 32 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 36 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 52 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 32 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 52 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 32 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 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.