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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 04 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 147mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Fri night).
	Mon 4		Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	mod. snow
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	2	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	28	56	6	0.6	3	67	70	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	5	4	3	2	2	5	6	4	3	6	6	6	1	-1	0
min °C	5	5	5	3	0	1	2	3	5	3	2	4	6	2	1	-1	-2
chill °C	2	2	2	-1	-6	-4	-3	-2	0	-2	-3	-1	0	-5	-4	-7	-9

Freezing level m	3400	3300	3250	3050	2900	2650	2400	2600	2950	2700	2600	2800	2900	2500	2150	1850	1550
Cloud base (m)			8650			1600	1600	950	1500	1500	1550	2350	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550

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	5:37	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:31	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 147mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Fri 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	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 290).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 290).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 310).	500 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 284).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 287).

* 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.