Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Saturday, 28-Feb

Raukumara to Ruahine Forest Parks: Cloudy periods. Showers becoming isolated this morning. Tongariro National Park and Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers this afternoon and evening, some heavy, with possible thunderstorms about Tongariro. Tararua Forest Park: Morning cloud then fine. WINDS: Light winds.

Freezing Level: 3000 metres.

Valid for Sunday, 01-Mar

A few showers from afternoon, turning to rain in the south in the evening. WINDS:Westerlies developing, turning strong southerly in the south in the evening.

Freezing Level: 3000 metres, lowering to 2000 metres in the south in the afternoon.

Valid for Monday, 02-Mar

Scattered showers, possibly heavy in the east, with snow lowering to 1300 metres. WINDS:Strong southerlies.

Freezing Level: 3000 metres sloping to 1800 metres in the south, lowering to 1500 metres everywhere.

Valid for Tuesday, 03-Mar

Showers, with snow to 1300 metres, easing in the evening. WINDS:Strong southerlies.

Freezing Level: 1500 metres rising above 3000 metres from the west.

Issued: 2:23am Saturday 28 Feb 2026

South Island

Valid for Saturday, 28-Feb

Mainly fine with areas of morning cloud. Isolated afternoon and evening showers. WINDS: Light winds, but westerlies developing at upper levels this morning.

Freezing Level: 2800 metres.

Valid for Sunday, 01-Mar

Scattered showers. WINDS:Southwesterlies developing in the afternoon.

Freezing Level: About 2800 metres, lowering to 1400 metres in the east in the evening.

Valid for Monday, 02-Mar

Showers, becoming isolated in the evening. WINDS:Strong southerlies, rising to gale about Fiordland for a time in the morning.

Freezing Level: Lowering to 1200 metres everywhere in the morning, then rising to 2200 metres but 3200 metres in the south in the evening.

Valid for Tuesday, 03-Mar

Isolated showers north of Arthur's Pass, clearing in the evening. Fine elsewhere. WINDS:Southerlies, strong at upper levels, easing in the evening.

Freezing Level: 1400 metres, sloping to 3300 metres in the south. becoming 3200 metres everywhere.

Issued: 2:23am Saturday 28 Feb 2026