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Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).
Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Days 4-6): Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -17 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -14 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -12 | |
Latest snow reports near Aoraki-Mt Cook:
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | heavy snow | heavy snow | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |
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max°C | -11 | -12 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 |
min°C | -12 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
-22 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -19 | -15 | -16 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -17 | |
77 | 41 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 97 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 53 | 41 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 96 | 98 | 87 | |
1300 | 600 | 800 | 1250 | 550 | 1050 | 1200 | 1450 | 1900 | 1500 | 1100 | 1450 | 1700 | 1250 | 1800 | 2100 | 1750 | 1700 | 1650 | 1600 | |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).
Latest snow reports near Aoraki-Mt Cook:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 96 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook at the specific elevation of 2839 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Aoraki-Mt Cook. 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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Generally a well-serviced mountain, featuring excellent coffee at Plateau Hut. Service at Empress Hut is a little slow, and, apart from a peculiar rocky pudding, non-existent at Gardiner Hut. Queues on popular blue run the Linda tend to get very long in January and there have been some instances of fisticuffs amongst impatient punters at Summit Rocks. The Nor'West Ridge is a somewhat less crowded blue run, but it's a long walk from the hut with no guarantee of good conditions from the summit. The public are warned to exercise caution on descents of the double diamond Hooker Face as it can get a little hard and slippery at times. Late season, often as early as mid-January, there are excellent natural terrain park features on the lower Linda.
Peter Taylor from New Zealand writes:
Generally a well-serviced mountain, featuring excellent coffee at Plateau Hut. Service at Empress Hut is a little slow, and, apart from a peculiar rocky pudding, non-existent at Gardiner Hut. Queues on popular blue run the Linda tend to get very long in January and there have been some instances of fisticuffs amongst impatient punters at Summit Rocks. The Nor'West Ridge is a somewhat less crowded blue run, but it's a long walk from the hut with no guarantee of good conditions from the summit. The public are warned to exercise caution on descents of the double diamond Hooker Face as it can get a little hard and slippery at times. Late season, often as early as mid-January, there are excellent natural terrain park features on the lower Linda.
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