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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 79mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).
	Tue 5		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	risk tstorm	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	18	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.2	20	38	8	0.8	16	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	2	2	2	4	5	5	4	6	7	2	0	0	-1	0	-1	-5
min °C	3	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	5	5	0	0	0	-1	0	-2	-6
chill °C	-1	-6	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	-3	0	-2	-7	-7	-5	-6	-6	-10	-12

Freezing level m	3000	2950	2450	2450	2550	2750	2800	2550	2900	3100	2250	1900	1900	1350	2000	1850	1050
Cloud base (m)			1600	1650	950	1500	1500	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 79mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 290).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c170E43S 109 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Moderate winds from the NE (25 kph at 40).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	200 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 30).
hy2c169E43S 140 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 42).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 255 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.