Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Sunday, 07-Jun

Areas of morning cloud. Isolated showers, clearing this morning and fine spells increasing. Cloud increasing this evening. WINDS: Southwesterlies, rising to gale in places this morning.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres.

Valid for Monday, 08-Jun

A few showers from Tongariro National Park southward, also about Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Strong southwesterlies, rising to gale for a time.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, rising to 2500 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 09-Jun

Mainly fine, except for early showers north of Ruahine Forest Park. WINDS:Strong southwesterlies, rising to gale southerly in the evening.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, gradually rising to 2500 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 10-Jun

Fine apart from isolated showers from Raukumara to Whirinaki Forest Park. WINDS:Southerlies.

Freezing Level: 2400 metres.

Issued: 1:37am Sunday 7 Jun 2026

South Island

Valid for Sunday, 07-Jun

Fiordland National Park: Showers turning to rain this morning. Snow to 1000 metres, lifting to 1400 metres this morning. Remaining South Island areas: Cloudy periods and isolated showers. WINDS: Southwesterlies, gale in exposed places.

Freezing Level: About 2000 metres, sloping to 1200 metres in the south, becoming 2000 metres everywhere from afternoon.

Valid for Monday, 08-Jun

Scattered showers in the west, but more frequent in Fiordland. Fine about the Kaikoura and Richmond Ranges. WINDS:Gale southwesterlies, but severe gale in exposed places in Fiordland.

Freezing Level: About 2100 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 09-Jun

A few showers in Fiordland. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Gale southwesterlies, severe gale in exposed places, gradually easing from afternoon.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, gradually rising to 2900 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 10-Jun

Isolated showers in Fiordland. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Light.

Freezing Level: 2700 metres.

Issued: 1:37am Sunday 7 Jun 2026