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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 28 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 209mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
		Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy snow	cloudy	some clouds	light snow
km/h	S	S	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	NW	WNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	33	52	42	13	19	82	34	19	—	—	—	7
max °C	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	6	5	5	4	5	3	3	2	0	0	2
min °C	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	5	5	4	4	3	2	3	0	0	-1	0
chill °C	0	3	3	-1	-2	-2	-5	-2	-1	0	-1	0	-2	-4	-2	-4	-5	-7	-6

Freezing level m	2500	2700	2850	2750	3100	3050	2400	2950	2950	2950	2800	2750	2850	2650	2400	2200	2000	2000	2300
Cloud base (m)		9400		5950	5750	1650	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 209mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 56 minutes ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 56 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 56 minutes ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 56 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 335).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 56 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 56 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 332 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 344).

* 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.