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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1550	1650	1550	1550	1550	1550		1550	1550	1600	1550	1550		1600	1000	1000	1600	1000
km/h	W	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-11	-8	-13	-9	-5	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
min °C	-15	-15	-11	-13	-12	-10	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-27	-27	-24	-26	-22	-19	-11	-8	-9	-6	-8	-6	-2	-5	-5	-9	-9	-9

Freezing level m	1000	1100	700	1100	1250	750	1900	1800	1300	1900	1850	1450	3150	3150	3150	2950	2650	2800

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 28 minutes ago	0°C	Recent moderate snow.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 28 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the E (31 kph at 90).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 28 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 28 minutes ago	5°C	Recent heavy rain.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).

* 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.