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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7
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	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1650	1650			1700			1700			1650	8950	1650	1650	2800
km/h	WNW	W	W	SW	SSE	SSE	S	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-7	-7	-9	-8	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-8	-8	-9	-10	-9	-7	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8
chill °C	-22	-22	-21	-19	-19	-15	-8	-7	-7	-8	-9	-12	-15	-15	-17	-18	-17	-11

Freezing level m	2050	1950	2200	1900	1750	2350	3200	3200	3200	3250	3150	3200	2550	2550	1450	1700	2050	2200

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 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.