Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Saturday, 06-Jun

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tararua Forest Park: Showers, with possible squally thunderstorms and hail. Snow possible to 2200 metres, lowering to 1800 metres this evening. Remaining North Island areas: Showers, sometimes heavy with possible thunderstorms. Snow possible to 2100 metres. WINDS: Gale northwesterlies, changing gale southwesterly this afternoon.

Freezing Level: 2800 metres, lowering to 1900 metres in the south this evening.

Valid for Sunday, 07-Jun

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki : Showers, with squally thunderstorms and hail possible. Snow possible to 2200 metres, lowering to 1800 metres this evening. Showers easing tomorrow morning. Remaining North Island areas: Showers, sometimes heavy with thunderstorms possible, clearing tomorrow morning. Snow possible to 2100 metres in Tongariro National Park this evening. WINDS: Southwesterlies, rising to gale in places tomorrow morning.

Freezing Level: 2800 metres, lowering to 1900 metres in the south this evening.

Valid for Monday, 08-Jun

A few showers from Tongariro National Park southward, also about Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Strong southwesterlies, rising to gale for a time.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, rising to 2500 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 09-Jun

Mainly fine, except for early showers north of Ruahine Forest Park. WINDS:Strong southwesterlies, rising to gale southerly in the evening.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, gradually rising to 2500 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 10-Jun

Fine apart from isolated showers from Raukumara to Whirinaki Forest Park. WINDS:Southerlies.

Freezing Level: 2400 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Saturday 6 Jun 2026

South Island

Valid for Saturday, 06-Jun

Showers, some heavy. Snow lowering to 800 metres in Fiordland this evening. WINDS: Northwesterlies, turning southwesterly this morning, gale in exposed places.

Freezing Level: About 2300 metres, sloping to 1200 metres in the south.

Valid for Sunday, 07-Jun

North of Arthur's Pass: Scattered showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing this evening and clearing to mainly fine tomorrow morning. Then isolated showers developing in the west tomorrow afternoon. Arthur's Pass to Southern Lakes: Mainly fine, a few showers developing about and west of the Divide tomorrow afternoon. Snow to 1500 metres. Fiordland: Showers with snow to 1000 metres tonight, rising to 1400 metres tomorrow morning. WINDS: Southwesterlies gale in exposed places, rising to severe gale tomorrow.

Freezing Level: About 2000 metres, sloping to 1200 metres in the south until tomorrow afternoon.

Valid for Monday, 08-Jun

Scattered showers in the west, but more frequent in Fiordland. Fine about the Kaikoura and Richmond Ranges. WINDS:Gale southwesterlies, but severe gale in exposed places in Fiordland.

Freezing Level: About 2100 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 09-Jun

A few showers in Fiordland. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Gale southwesterlies, severe gale in exposed places, gradually easing from afternoon.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, gradually rising to 2900 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 10-Jun

Isolated showers in Fiordland. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Light.

Freezing Level: 2700 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Saturday 6 Jun 2026