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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 01 Jun 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).
	Mon 1		Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	S	WSW	S
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cm	13	10	1	4	—	—	—	15	10	6	49	3	2	6	3	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-2	-2	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8
chill °C	-12	-11	-12	-10	-13	-10	-12	-14	-14	-16	-18	-17	-15	-11	-12	-11	-17

Freezing level m	2900	2750	2350	2400	1650	1800	2050	2050	2250	2200	2200	2050	2150	2000	1900	2000	1650
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1600	1600	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1700

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm 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. 41 minutes ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
lightning 100km N of Wanaka 80 km SW 311m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 100).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNE (31 kph at 20).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 314).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	16° C	-	Near gales from the N (59 kph at 8).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 299 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 38 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 6).

* 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.