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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 31 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 188mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	8	3	23	9	2	1
mm	23	64	51	16	19	14	0.4	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	6	5	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	-1	-1
min °C	4	6	5	5	4	2	2	2	-1	0	-1	-1	1	1	1	-1	-1	-2
chill °C	-3	0	0	0	-1	-3	-2	0	-5	-3	-5	-6	-5	-6	-6	-8	-8	-8

Freezing level m	3050	3100	2950	2800	2750	2500	2300	2450	2050	1950	2100	1800	2150	2200	2300	2000	1850	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1700	1550	1600	6600		1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 188mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the NE (41 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 13).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (89 kph from 314 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (117 kph from 311 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 39 minutes ago		Dry

* 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.