Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

NZ

North Island

Valid up to midnight Sunday, 18-Oct

Raukumara to Kaweka Forest Parks: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. Fine spells increasing this afternoon with showers clearing.
Remaining North Island Mountain Areas: Cloud clearing this morning to a fine day.
Wind: Southerlies, strong at upper levels, easing this morning.
Freezing Level: About 2400 metres, gradually lifting to above 3000 metres today.

Valid for Monday, 19-Oct

Mainly fine.
Wind: Southerlies dying out.
Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 20-Oct

Mainly fine. Isolated afternoon showers.
Wind: Light winds. Westerlies developing in the afternoon.
Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 21-Oct

Fine, apart from areas of morning and evening cloud.
Wind: Southwesterlies.
Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

South Island

Valid up to midnight Sunday, 18-Oct

Fiordland National Park: Mainly fine, but cloudy periods and isolated showers south of Secretary Island.
Remaining South Island mountain areas: Fine apart from some areas of fog this morning.
Wind: Southwesterlies, strong in exposed places. Rising to gale south of Mt Cook this afternoon.
Freezing Level: About 3000 metres.

Valid for Monday, 19-Oct

Mainly fine. Cloudy with occasional rain about Fiordland.
Wind: Southwesterlies. Gale in exposed places in the south, easing.
Freezing Level: 3200 metres in the north sloping to 2800 metres in the south.

Valid for Tuesday, 20-Oct

Showers in Fiordland easing, otherwise cloudy periods and a few showers west of the main divide. Fine elsewhere.
Wind: Southwesterlies, rising to gale in the south.
Freezing Level: Rising above 3200 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 21-Oct

Showers in Fiordland, otherwise cloudy periods and a few showers west of the main divide. Fine elsewhere.
Wind: Westerlies, gale in Fiordland.
Freezing Level: 3400 metres, lowering to 2800 metres in the south.

Issued: 3:06am Sunday 18 Oct 2026