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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook at 3296 m
Issued: 12 pm  26 Mar 2026 (local time)

New snow in Aoraki-Mt Cook

1.9cm0.7in
Thu 26th (PM)
The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Aoraki-Mt Cook Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).


Aoraki-Mt Cook Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
-2
55
light snow
Middle Lift: 
0
55
light snow
Bottom Lift: 
1
45
mod rain
6 Day Forecast
Issued: 12 pm 26 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:
1.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.6
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.7
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.



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