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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook at 2839 m
Issued: 6 am  25 Mar 2026 (local time)

New snow in Aoraki-Mt Cook

1.2cm0.5in
Thu 26th (AM)
The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: Heavy rain (total 69.0mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, severe gales from the N by Thu night).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: Heavy rain (total 69.0mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, severe gales from the N by Thu night).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Days 4-6): Mild with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).


Aoraki-Mt Cook Live Weather

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Middle Lift: 
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Bottom Lift: 
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6 Day Forecast
Issued: 6 am 25 Mar 2026 / Updates in ::
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Last snowfall:18 Mar 2026
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Snow History

Week 4 of March has on average:
0.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.5
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.4
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.



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