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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
	Mon 14		Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1000	5700		1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500		5300	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	WNW	S	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	6	21	19	8	1	—	—	—	—	2	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-7	-6	-6	-10	-12	-8	-7	-7	-5	-6	-6	-4
min °C	-4	-4	-4	-5	-8	-8	-7	-10	-11	-12	-12	-7	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7
chill °C	-11	-11	-12	-14	-20	-19	-18	-19	-19	-19	-18	-16	-20	-18	-15	-16	-16

Freezing level m	1900	2000	1900	1800	1700	1600	1650	1550	1300	1200	600	1250	1550	1600	1800	1850	1950

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	6:25	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the WSW 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 310).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 50 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 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.