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Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
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Mount Aspiring at 2000 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 113.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | |
max °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
min °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | |
30 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 88 | 94 | 98 | |
3050 | 3000 | 2850 | 2700 | 2600 | 2550 | 2450 | 2500 | 2500 | 2300 | 2500 | 2250 | 2350 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2350 | |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Mount Aspiring:
Mount Aspiring Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 9 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Aspiring at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Aspiring. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Mount Aspiring
- Hamish from New Zealand writes:
this is a mountain of epic proportions. at over 3000m (not the 2000m as stated) its a big hill in anyones language. great climbing in both winter and summer this is a classic NZ peak and must do for the keen climber.
Visitor Reviews of Mount Aspiring
Hamish from New Zealand writes:
this is a mountain of epic proportions. at over 3000m (not the 2000m as stated) its a big hill in anyones language. great climbing in both winter and summer this is a classic NZ peak and must do for the keen climber.
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