Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Wednesday, 22-Jan

Raukumara Forest Park: Rain with heavy falls, easing to showers this evening. Te Urewera to Ruahine Forest Park, including Tongariro National Park: Periods of rain, easing to a few showers this evening. Tararua Forest Park: Cloudy periods in the east, fine elsewhere. Egmont National Park: Partly cloudy. Possible shower from afternoon. WINDS: Easterlies, strong north of Tongariro National Park, easing this evening.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 23-Jan

Tongariro National Park : Cloudy periods, with isolated showers tomorrow afternoon. Raukumara Forest Park to Ruahine Forest Park: Rain easing to isolated showers this evening. Showers possibly heavy about the Raukumara Range tomorrow afternoon, then clearing to fine everywhere. Egmont National Park: Fine. Tararua Forest Park: Mainly fine, apart from morning and evening cloud. Drizzle developing tomorrow evening. WINDS: Easterlies, strong north of Tongariro National Park, easing this evening.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Friday, 24-Jan

Partly cloudy with a few showers developing early. WINDS:Westerlies, becoming northerly everywhere later.

Freezing Level: Above 3400 metres.

Valid for Saturday, 25-Jan

Showers, turning to rain west of the Volcanoes in the evening. WINDS:Northerlies becoming strong in the evening.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Sunday, 26-Jan

Rain, easing in the evening. WINDS:strong northwesterlies, turning southwesterly late.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Issued: 5:30pm Wednesday 22 Jan 2025

South Island

Valid for Wednesday, 22-Jan

Mainly fine, apart from isolated showers this afternoon and evening. Cloud increasing about Fiordland this afternoon with showers developing late. WINDS: Light winds.

Freezing Level: About 3500 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 23-Jan

Fine apart from isolated showers today. Rain developing about Fiordland tonight, spreading north tomorrow to reach Kahurangi National park tomorrow evening, with brief heavy falls and thunderstorms possible. Becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers south of Arthur's Pass tomorrow afternoon or evening. WINDS: Light winds, southwesterlies picking up tomorrow.

Freezing Level: About 3500 metres, gradually lowering to about 2400 metres by tomorrow evening.

Valid for Friday, 24-Jan

Mostly cloudy with showers north of Mt Aspiring, spreading everywhere later. WINDS:Strong southwesterlies easing early then turning northerly later.

Freezing Level: 3400 metres but 2500 metres about fiordland.

Valid for Saturday, 25-Jan

Isolated showers south of Mt Cook. Rain elsewhere, becoming heavy in the morning, then easing in the evening. WINDS:Southeasterlies but gale northerly north of Mt Cook.

Freezing Level: 3400 metres but 2500 metres south of mt cook.

Valid for Sunday, 26-Jan

Showers, becoming scattered for a time in the afternoon and evening. Snow to 2000 metres in Fiordland. WINDS:Westerlies rising to gale.

Freezing Level: 3200 metres, lowering to 2500 metres south of arthur's pass, but to 2000 metres in fiordland.

Issued: 5:30pm Wednesday 22 Jan 2025