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

Southern Alps · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Sat 19 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 below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
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Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1700	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1650	1550		2300	5550		2400	1700
km/h	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	16	12	7	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-11	-12	-10	-7	-4	-6	-8	-8	-16	-18	-19	-20	-19	-17	-16	-15	-14
min °C	-11	-12	-16	-11	-8	-6	-7	-9	-14	-18	-19	-21	-21	-20	-18	-17	-15	-15
chill °C	-24	-27	-33	-26	-20	-18	-19	-23	-27	-33	-35	-34	-35	-32	-30	-29	-24	-25

Freezing level m	1900	1650	1000	1000	1850	1100	1350	1650	2100	1150	1250	550	850	1250	900	1300	1550	1350

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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. 52 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 58 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Near gales from the N (59 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 52 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 52 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 52 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).

* 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.