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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).
	Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1750	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550		2550		1650	1600	1000	1000	1000	1600	1500	1500	1500
km/h	W	WNW	NW	SSW	W	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	20	—	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	2	—	—	—	28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-4	-4	-12	-13	-14	-16	-14	-11	-11	-10	-9	-9	-9	-5	-4	-3	-2
min °C	-3	-5	-11	-12	-13	-16	-16	-15	-13	-11	-11	-10	-9	-9	-7	-5	-3	-3
chill °C	-14	-17	-20	-21	-27	-24	-25	-24	-23	-19	-21	-20	-18	-18	-14	-12	-10	-16

Freezing level m	1700	1700	1950	1050	1200	550	800	1100	650	950	1250	1150	1400	1550	1300	1600	2100	2250

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 55 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 49 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 49 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 49 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 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.