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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, 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	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1700	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550		2500		1600	1000	1600	1000	1000	1000	1000	1500	1450
km/h	W	WNW	NW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	29	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	6	6	91
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-8	-9	-17	-18	-19	-21	-19	-17	-16	-15	-14	-14	-14	-10	-9	-8	-7
min °C	-7	-8	-16	-17	-18	-20	-21	-20	-17	-16	-15	-15	-14	-14	-12	-9	-8	-12
chill °C	-19	-22	-30	-28	-34	-31	-34	-32	-29	-27	-27	-27	-24	-21	-19	-20	-19	-28

Freezing level m	1600	1700	2050	1050	1250	500	800	1100	650	950	1300	1300	1450	1550	1400	1750	2150	2550

	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:22	—	—
	—	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:38	—

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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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. 30 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 30 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 36 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (39 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 225 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.