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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 31 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).
		Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	N	N	NNW	N	NW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNW	W	W	S
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cm	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	12	3	9	4	—	5	4	5	1	5
mm	57	19	20	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	5	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	-1	-1	-3
min °C	5	5	4	2	1	0	-1	-1	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	-1	-3	-5
chill °C	0	-1	-1	-5	-3	-3	-5	-5	-7	-6	-5	-4	-7	-6	-4	-3	-4	-7	-13

Freezing level m	2950	2850	2850	2500	2400	2250	1750	1750	1950	2000	2200	2300	1950	2050	2200	2100	1850	1800	1150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550		2250	1600	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	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 104mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW 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	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 30).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 0).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Gales from the NW (65 kph at 317).
Lauder 164 km S 372m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station 170 km SSE 30m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	20 km

* 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.