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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook at 2839 m
Issued: 6 am  22 Feb 2026 (local time)

New snow in Aoraki-Mt Cook

8.0cm3.1in
Thu 26th (AM)
The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Days 4-6): Mild with moderate rain (total 10.0mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).


Aoraki-Mt Cook Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
-5
70
clear
Middle Lift: 
-2
60
clear
Bottom Lift: 
0
55
clear
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Issued: 6 am 22 Feb 2026 / Updates in ::
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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:6cm
Last snowfall:21 Feb 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)


Snow History

Week 4 of February has on average:
0.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.6
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.2
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.



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