Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Wednesday, 18-Sep

Raukumara to Kaweka ranges: Becoming fine this morning, but the odd shower from afternoon. Remaining North Island mountain areas: Cloudy periods and a few showers, possibly falling as snow at first. WINDS: Strong southerlies turning westerly.

Freezing Level: 800 metres, rising to 1800 metres this evening.

Valid for Thursday, 19-Sep

Raukumara to Kaweka ranges: The odd shower, becoming more frequent tomorrow afternoon. Remaining North Island mountain areas: A few showers, becoming more frequent and heavier tomorrow afternoon. Snow to 1400 metres. WINDS: Strong westerly to southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: 1400 metres, rising to 1700 metres this evening, then to 1900 metres tomorrow.

Valid for Friday, 20-Sep

Rain, possibly heavy. WINDS:Strong westerlies, gale in exposed places.

Freezing Level: 1800 metres.

Valid for Saturday, 21-Sep

Rain, easing to a few showers then clearing later. WINDS:Strong to gale westerlies, easing.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres about the raukumara range, sloping to 1400 metres in the south.

Valid for Sunday, 22-Sep

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. WINDS:Westerlies turning northerly.

Freezing Level: Rising to 2400 metres everywhere.

Issued: 2:27pm Wednesday 18 Sep 2024

South Island

Valid for Wednesday, 18-Sep

Kaikoura ranges : Mainly fine today. Remaining South Island mountain areas: Showers about Fiordland spreading elsewhere this morning, some maybe heavy with hail and snow to 1200 metres. WINDS: Strong southwesterlies turning westerly this morning, gale in exposed places.

Freezing Level: About 700 metres, rising to 1000 metres this morning and 1500 metres this afternoon.

Valid for Thursday, 19-Sep

Kaikoura ranges : Mainly fine today, then showers developing for the inland Kaikouras tomorrow. Remaining South Island mountain areas: Showers about and south of Arthur's Pass spreading elsewhere, some maybe heavy with hail and snow to 1200 metres. Showers easing from the south tomorrow. WINDS: Westerlies, gale in exposed places, easing later tomorrow.

Freezing Level: 1000 metres, rising to 1500 metres this afternoon. lowering to 900 metres in the south tomorrow.

Valid for Friday, 20-Sep

Rain or showers, briefly heavy. Snow above 1300 metres north of Arthur's Pass, lowering to 800 metres late. Elsewhere, showers turning to snow in the afternoon or evening. WINDS:Strong to gale westerlies, rising to severe gale northwesterly in Fiordland for a time.

Freezing Level: 1800 metres sloping to 900 metres in fiordland. lowering to 1300 metres in the north late.

Valid for Saturday, 21-Sep

Periods of rain with heavy falls, falling as snow to snow in the south at first. WINDS:Strong northwesterlies, but gale at times.

Freezing Level: 1300 metres in the north, sloping to 600 metres in the south. becoming 1600 metres everywhere.

Valid for Sunday, 22-Sep

Periods of rain or showers with possibly heavy falls, but mainly fine about the Kaikoura ranges. WINDS:Strong northwesterlies, possibly gale about Fiordland.

Freezing Level: Rising to 2000 metres in the north and 1700 metres in the south.

Issued: 2:27pm Wednesday 18 Sep 2024