Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Sunday, 02-Aug

Raukumara to Kaimanawa Forest Park: Partly cloudy with isolated showers, clearing to fine this morning. Remaining North Island areas: Fine. Areas of fog developing tonight. WINDS: Strong southerlies, turning westerly this morning, and rising to gale in exposed places tonight.

Freezing Level: 1000 metres, lifting to 1800 metres this morning.

Valid for Monday, 03-Aug

Raukumara to Kaimanawa Forest Park: Fine. Cloud developing Monday afternoon. Remaining North Island areas: Fine. Cloud developing Sunday evening, with a few showers from Monday morning. WINDS: Strong southerlies, turning westerly Sunday night and rising to gale in exposed places.

Freezing Level: 1800 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 04-Aug

Snow showers. WINDS:Gale westerlies, severe in exposed places, changing gale southerly.

Freezing Level: Lowering to 600 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 05-Aug

Cloudy periods. A few showers from Raukumara to the Tararuas. WINDS:Southerlies.

Freezing Level: Becoming 1000 metres in the east and 1800 metres in the west.

Valid for Thursday, 06-Aug

Fine apart from areas of fog morning and night. WINDS:Light winds.

Freezing Level: 1400 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Sunday 2 Aug 2026

South Island

Valid for Sunday, 02-Aug

For all the South Island, except Fiordland : Cloud increasing this morning with showers developing west of the main divide, this afternoon with snow to about 1300 metres. Fiordland : Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Snow to about 1100 metres. WINDS: Southwesterlies, gale at upper levels.

Freezing Level: About 1400 metres.

Valid for Monday, 03-Aug

For all the South Island, except Fiordland : Cloud increasing with showers west of the main divide, falling as snow to about 1300 metres. A few showers push elsewhere on Monday morning. Fiordland : Showers, falling as snow to about 1000 metres. Fine spells develop tomorrow afternoon, but snow showers persist in the south. WINDS: Southwesterlies, gale to severe gale at upper levels

Freezing Level: About 1300 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 04-Aug

Isolated snow showers, especially in the east. Fine spells in the west. WINDS:Gale southerlies, severe in exposed places, easing in the south late.

Freezing Level: Around 500 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 05-Aug

Mainly fine. A few showers possible from Kahurangi to Paparoa National Park. WINDS:Light winds.

Freezing Level: 1400 metres, but 800 metres in the east.

Valid for Thursday, 06-Aug

Mainly fine. A few showers developing west of the Main Divide. WINDS:Mostly light. Northerlies developing later.

Freezing Level: 1400 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Sunday 2 Aug 2026