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
Cloudy periods and isolated showers. Snow showers possible to 1000 metres in the south later. WINDS:Southwesterlies rising to gale.
Freezing Level: About 1800 metres, lowering to 1200 metres in the south later.
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.
Issued: 2:06am 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
Showers, some heavy, with snow to 1200 metres, easing later. WINDS:Gale southwesterlies, severe gale in exposed places.
Freezing Level: About 1500 metres, lowering to 800 metres in the south later.
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.
Issued: 2:06am Sunday 2 Aug 2026