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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Forecast

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

New snow in Aoraki-Mt Cook

0.6cm0.2in
Thu 26th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 64.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 64.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).


Aoraki-Mt Cook Live Weather

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Issued: 6 pm 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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