Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand
North Island
Valid for Saturday, 24-May
Raukumara to Whirinaki Forest Parks: Cloudy periods. Remaining North Island mountain areas: Mainly fine apart from some morning cloud. Cloud increasing this evening about Tongariro National Park and Kaimanawa Forest Park. WINDS: Northerlies developing.
Freezing Level: At or above 3000 metres.
Valid for Sunday, 25-May
A few showers in the west, extending to the northeast and south later. WINDS:Northwesterlies rising to gale.
Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.
Valid for Monday, 26-May
Rain spreading northeast, heavy at times. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies.
Freezing Level: 2800 metres
Valid for Tuesday, 27-May
Periods of rain, heavy at times, easing about the Tararuas later. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies, possibly rising to severe gale about Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and the Tararuas later.
Freezing Level: Rising to 3000 metres.
Issued: 3:36am Saturday 24 May 2025
South Island
Valid for Saturday, 24-May
Kaikoura Ranges: Fine. Kahurangi to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Parks: Cloudy periods, with isolated showers developing this evening. Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. WINDS: Northwesterlies, rising to gale in exposed places this evening.
Freezing Level: 3200 metres.
Valid for Sunday, 25-May
Rain developing, with heavy falls in the south and west. Snow lowering to 2000 metres in the south. WINDS:Northwesterlies rising to severe gale, easing in the south later.
Freezing Level: 3300 metres lowering to 2800 metres in the north and 2200 metres in the south.
Valid for Monday, 26-May
Heavy rain in the northwest easing. Scattered rain elsewhere, clearing in the east. WINDS:Gale to severe gale northwesterlies easing.
Freezing Level: 2800 metres in the north sloping to 2100 metres in the south.
Valid for Tuesday, 27-May
Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain, becoming persistent and heavier in Westland and Fiordland. WINDS:Northwesterlies, possibly rising to gale in Fiordland later.
Freezing Level: 2800 metres in the north sloping to 2100 metres in the south. rising to 2500 metres in the south.
Issued: 3:36am Saturday 24 May 2025