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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 31 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 -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
	Sun 31		Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW
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cm	25	25	13	22	22	8	—	—	—	—	22	12	19	40	25	26	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-6	-5	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6
min °C	1	-1	-1	-2	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-7
chill °C	-8	-10	-11	-11	-16	-12	-12	-13	-13	-14	-13	-16	-16	-16	-13	-15	-14

Freezing level m	3100	2900	2750	2750	2400	2300	2100	1750	1800	2000	2050	2250	2250	2250	2250	2200	2000
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	2000	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550

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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 -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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. 44 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 300).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 44 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 44 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 44 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 44 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the NNE (39 kph at 30).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 284).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 44 minutes ago	20° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 318 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 44 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 327 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 53 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 64).

* 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.