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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 01 Jun Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 55mm), mostly on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
	Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	risk tstorm	heavy rain	light rain	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	N	NNW	N	N	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	SW	SW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	6	4	2	14	3	8	4	—	—	—
mm	17	19	12	1.8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
min °C	5	4	3	2	2	-1	-1	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
chill °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-2	-2	-7

Freezing level m	2850	2900	2650	2350	2550	1900	1700	2050	2000	2300	2200	2150	2000	2000	2000	2000	2150	1850
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1600	1500	1550	1750	1600	1850	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550		1650	1950

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 55mm), mostly on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm 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	11° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
lightning 140km N of Wanaka 53 km W 0m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 135km WSW of Hokitika 77 km WNW 0m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the E (33 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the NNE (33 kph at 30).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 250).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (39 kph at 22).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 93).

* 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.