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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 08 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600		1600	1600	1500	1600	1750	1700	1650	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600
km/h	N	ESE	SE	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	30	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-12	-9	-9	-11	-13	-18	-18	-10	-11	-14	-12	-14	-14	-13	-12	-12	-9
min °C	-13	-13	-11	-10	-12	-16	-19	-19	-16	-13	-14	-13	-14	-14	-14	-13	-12	-11
chill °C	-19	-18	-17	-19	-24	-29	-25	-31	-28	-26	-28	-27	-28	-28	-29	-27	-24	-22

Freezing level m	1200	1450	1100	1200	1400	1250	1150	1150	450	850	1350	1000	950	1250	1300	1500	1700	1300

	6:56	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:47	—	—
	—	6:19	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 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.