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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 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 well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat morning).
		Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1550	5150		1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	5050	4550	1700	1750
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	SSE	SW	SSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	16	33	48	9	1	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-9	-12	-12	-11	-13	-12	-11	-11	-9	-8
min °C	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-10	-12	-12	-12	-12	-13	-13	-12	-11	-10	-10
chill °C	-18	-19	-20	-19	-19	-21	-25	-24	-25	-25	-24	-21	-19	-19	-20	-23

Freezing level m	1400	1800	1850	1950	1900	1850	1650	1600	1650	1350	1000	1200	1050	1950	2050	1650

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat morning).

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. 53 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (17 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 53 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 53 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 53 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 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.