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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue night).
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	1750	1650	1700	1700		8500	1650			1650	1050		1650	7000	1650	1000	1600
km/h	NNW	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-16	-14	-12	-11	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5
min °C	-16	-16	-16	-13	-12	-10	-7	-6	-7	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5
chill °C	-25	-24	-30	-26	-24	-20	-16	-16	-16	-13	-11	-14	-13	-12	-13	-13	-17	-16

Freezing level m	1300	1550	750	1050	1300	1250	2500	2650	2600	2950	3150	3200	2900	3000	2950	2800	2850	2300

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue 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. 27 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 27 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 25 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (39 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 27 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 27 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.