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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Tue 2		Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	N	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	1	7	—	—	2	20	9	39	11	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-6	-3
min °C	-3	-5	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6
chill °C	-8	-11	-8	-10	-12	-14	-16	-15	-16	-14	-13	-9	-10	-14	-14	-14	-14

Freezing level m	2450	2250	1700	2050	1900	2450	2250	2200	2100	1950	2000	1950	2050	1850	1700	1750	1600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1600	1700	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1550	1700	1700	1800	1750	1550	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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun 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	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (2 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Intermittent moderate drizzle.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	2 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Intermittent moderate drizzle.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).	4 km
ASCATB169E44S 120 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the WSW (41 kph at 246).	- km
ASCATB170E43S 122 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the WSW (49 kph at 248).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 136).
ASCATC170E43S 122 km N 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Strong winds from the WSW (47 kph at 249).	- 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.