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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 01 Jun 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).
	Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	N	NNW	N	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	SW	WSW	SSW
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cm	9	13	9	1	5	—	—	—	11	8	3	29	7	15	9	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-1	-2	-3	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-7
chill °C	-11	-11	-12	-12	-10	-13	-9	-12	-14	-15	-15	-17	-16	-14	-14	-8	-10	-16

Freezing level m	2850	2900	2650	2350	2550	1900	1700	2050	2000	2300	2200	2150	2000	2000	2000	2000	2150	1850
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1600	1500	1550	1750	1600	1850	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550		1650	1950

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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 morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

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. 37 minutes ago	11° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
lightning 140km N of Wanaka 53 km W 0m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 135km WSW of Hokitika 77 km WNW 0m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 37 minutes ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the E (33 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 37 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 37 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 37 minutes ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the NNE (33 kph at 30).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 197).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 37 minutes ago	19° C	-	Strong winds from the N (50 kph at 10).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 93).

* 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.