Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Saturday, 27-Jul

Raukumara to Kaweka ranges: Mostly fine, with a few cloudy areas about the Raukumaras. Remaining North Island mountain areas: Cloudy periods and the odd shower. WINDS: West to northwest winds, strong about the Tararua range.

Freezing Level: About 3000 metres, lowering to 2500 metres this evening.

Valid for Sunday, 28-Jul

Egmont and Tongariro National Parks, and the Tararua Range: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers, turning to rain about the Tararua Range tomorrow evening. Remaining North Island mountain areas: Fine apart from some areas of cloud. WINDS: West to northwest winds, strong about the Tararua range, rising to gale tomorrow.

Freezing Level: About 3000 metres, lowering to 2500 metres tomorrow morning.

Valid for Monday, 29-Jul

Mostly cloudy, a few showers turning to rain later. Falling as snow above 2000 metres at night. WINDS:Northerlies rising to gale or severe gale in exposed places.

Freezing Level: 2300 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 30-Jul

Rain with some heavy falls, easing to showers by afternoon. Falling as snow above 1800 metres. WINDS:Northwesterly gale easing later.

Freezing Level: About 2200 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 31-Jul

A few showers turning to rain for a time in the afternoon or evening. Snow lowering to 1500 metres for a time. WINDS:Northwesterlies, changing southerlies later.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, lowering to 1500 metres in the south.

Issued: 5:10pm Saturday 27 Jul 2024

South Island

Valid for Saturday, 27-Jul

Kaikoura ranges: Fine with some high cloud. Kahurangi and Nelson Lakes National Parks, and the Southern Alps: Cloudy with occasional rain about western areas. Mainly fine with high cloud in the east. Mount Aspiring and Fiordland : Periods of rain with heavy falls. Snow lowering to 1800 metres. WINDS: Gale northwesterlies about and south of Mount Cook, strong westerlies further north.

Freezing Level: About 2500 metres, sloping to 2000 metres in the south. becoming 2000 metres everywhere this evening.

Valid for Sunday, 28-Jul

Kaikoura ranges: Fine with some high cloud. Kahurangi and Nelson Lakes National Parks, the Southern Alps and Mt Aspiring: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers turning to widespread rain for a time tomorrow morning and afternoon Fiordland : Periods of rain with snow lowering to 1500 metres, clearing tomorrow afternoon. WINDS: Northwest gales about and south of Mount Cook, strong westerlies further north. Northwesterlies easing in the south tomorrow afternoon.

Freezing Level: Lowering to 1800 metres this evening, rising to 2300 metres in the north tomorrow afternoon.

Valid for Monday, 29-Jul

Rain, with some heavy falls, turning to snow about and south of Mount Cook in the evening or overnight. WINDS:Gale northerlies in the north, easing late evening. Gale southeasterlies developing elsewhere.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres in the north, 1600 metres in the south and lowering to 1000 metres there late.

Valid for Tuesday, 30-Jul

Rain or showers, falling as snow in the south, and above 1500 metres in the north, clearing in the west and far south later. WINDS:Strong to gale east to southeasterlies spreading north.

Freezing Level: 1900 metres in the north sloping to 900 metres in fiordland.

Valid for Wednesday, 31-Jul

Snow showers in the east, clearing south of Mount Cook. Partly cloudy elsewhere. WINDS:Strong to gale east to southeasterlies.

Freezing Level: 1700 metres sloping to 900 metres in the south.

Issued: 5:10pm Saturday 27 Jul 2024