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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1750	1550	1550	1550			1600	1550	1550	1550	1050	2850	1550	1000
km/h	WNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	W	W	W
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cm	40	22	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-15	-17	-14	-17	-14	-10	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4
min °C	-10	-19	-19	-16	-17	-16	-14	-9	-7	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4	-5
chill °C	-24	-32	-34	-31	-32	-29	-27	-19	-15	-15	-12	-14	-12	-8	-10	-12

Freezing level m	1700	1000	1050	750	1100	1250	900	1900	1850	1450	1600	1900	3150	3050	2850	3150

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 57 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the E (33 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 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.