Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Monday, 12-Jan

Raukumara to Ruahine Forest Park: Mostly cloudy. A few showers developing this morning, heavy about the Raukumara Forest Park. Remaining North Island areas: Drizzle turning to rain for a time this morning. Becoming fine this afternoon. WINDS: Gale westerlies, severe in exposed places. Easing to a light southwest flow this morning.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 13-Jan

Raukumara to Ruahine Forest Park: A few showers, heavy about the Raukumara Forest Park clearing this evening to partly cloudy. Showers returning Tuesday afternoon. Remaining North Island areas: Cloud clearing to fine this afternoon, returning Tuesday afternoon with isolated showers about the Central Plateau. WINDS: Southwesterlies becoming light this evening, then northwesterlies becoming strong Tuesday afternoon.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres, but 2700 metres in the south until this evening.

Valid for Wednesday, 14-Jan

Scattered rain. WINDS:Northwesterlies.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 15-Jan

Cloudy periods. Scattered rain or showers, mainly in the afternoon and evening. WINDS:Northwesterlies.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Friday, 16-Jan

Showers. WINDS:Northwesterlies becoming light.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Monday 12 Jan 2026

South Island

Valid for Monday, 12-Jan

Kaikoura Ranges: Rain, possibly heavy, clearing to isolated showers before dawn. Kahurangi to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Parks: Cloudy periods with isolated showers. Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks: Showers, possibly heavy before dawn, becoming isolated this afternoon. WINDS: Gale to severe gale northwesterlies, easing from the south to southwesterlies this morning.

Freezing Level: 2600 metres sloping to 1400 metres in the south, lifting above 3000 metres this afternoon.

Valid for Tuesday, 13-Jan

Kahurangi to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Parks, including the Kaikoura Ranges: Cloudy periods with isolated showers. Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks: Mostly cloudy with showers, easing for a time this afternoon and evening. WINDS: Westerlies.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres, lowering to 2300 metres to the south tomorrow afternoon.

Valid for Wednesday, 14-Jan

Occasional rain about Fiordland and Mt Aspiring. Partly cloudy with a few showers elsewhere. WINDS:Westerlies.

Freezing Level: 3200 metres sloping to 2000 metres in the south.

Valid for Thursday, 15-Jan

Partly cloudy with a few showers. WINDS:Light.

Freezing Level: 3200 metres sloping to 2200 metres in the south.

Valid for Friday, 16-Jan

Showers. WINDS:Light, but northwesterlies south of Aoraki National Park from afternoon.

Freezing Level: 3200 metres sloping to 2200 metres in the south.

Issued: 2:27pm Monday 12 Jan 2026