Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Saturday, 16-May

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tongariro National Park: Mainly fine, but areas of cloud morning and night. Remaining North Island parks: Mostly cloudy with the odd drizzly shower. WINDS: Southeasterlies, strong in exposed places from afternoon.

Freezing Level: 2600 metres, lowering to 2000 metres in the east this afternoon.

Valid for Sunday, 17-May

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tongariro National Park: Mainly fine, but areas of cloud morning and night. Remaining North Island Mountain areas: Cloudy with the odd shower, more frequent northeast of Te Urewera. WINDS: Southeasterlies, strong in exposed places.

Freezing Level: 2600 metres, lowering to 2000 metres in the east this afternoon and elsewhere tomorrow morning.

Valid for Monday, 18-May

Mostly cloudy with a few showers in the east. Fine elsewhere. WINDS:Easterlies, strong in exposed places, easing.

Freezing Level: 2300 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 19-May

Cloudy with a few showers in the northeast. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Light winds.

Freezing Level: 2500 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 20-May

Morning and evening cloud, otherwise fine. WINDS:Northwesterlies developing.

Freezing Level: 2700 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Saturday 16 May 2026

South Island

Valid for Saturday, 16-May

Mainly fine, but low cloud or fog about the valleys morning and night. WINDS: Light winds.

Freezing Level: 2900 metres.

Valid for Sunday, 17-May

Mainly fine, but low cloud or fog about the valleys this evening, clearing tomorrow afternoon, then returning in the evening. WINDS: Light winds.

Freezing Level: 2900 metres.

Valid for Monday, 18-May

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. WINDS:Northwesterlies in Fiordland, otherwise light winds.

Freezing Level: 2800 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 19-May

Mainly fine, but a few showers about Fiordland. WINDS:Northwesterlies rising to gale about Fiordland, light winds further north.

Freezing Level: About 2600 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 20-May

Mainly fine, but a few showers about Fiordland and Mt Aspiring National Park. WINDS:Northwesterlies, gale about Fiordland.

Freezing Level: 3000 metres, lowering to 2500 metres about fiordland later.

Issued: 2:27pm Saturday 16 May 2026