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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 30 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).
		Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	3	12	29	24	6	34	19	1	2	—	—	—	4	17	5	56	6	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6
min °C	-3	0	1	-1	-2	-1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-7	-7	-7
chill °C	-13	-11	-8	-10	-11	-10	-11	-11	-10	-6	-10	-11	-13	-14	-16	-17	-18	-18	-17

Freezing level m	2400	2950	3100	2800	2850	2800	2650	2500	2400	2350	2150	2050	1800	2300	2200	2250	1900	1900	1750
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1850	1750	1600	1750	1650	1600	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 200).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Intermittent moderate drizzle.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 100).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 29 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 163).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 21 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (74 kph from 302 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 87).

* 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.