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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 31 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night).
	Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	11	32	28	9	12	11	1	2	—	—	—	2	16	7	45	20	5	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-7	-7	-7
min °C	0	1	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-7	-7	-8
chill °C	-11	-8	-10	-11	-10	-13	-11	-9	-10	-8	-10	-16	-14	-16	-16	-18	-18	-17

Freezing level m	3050	3100	2950	2800	2750	2500	2300	2450	2050	1950	2100	1800	2150	2200	2300	2000	1850	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1700	1550	1600	6600		1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	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 morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

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 -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu 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	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (35 kph at 50).
ASCATB170E43S 104 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Near gales from the NNE (53 kph at 27).	- km
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 70).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 238).
ASCATB170E42S 128 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Near gales from the NNE (53 kph at 27).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Gales from the N (63 kph at 3).
ASCATB171E42S 149 km NNE 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Near gales from the NNE (55 kph at 27).	- 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.