Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Wednesday, 02-Jul

Raukumara Forest Park to Kaimanawa Forest Park: Partly cloudy. A few showers about western slops from afternoon. Remaining forecast areas: Mainly fine, with high cloud increasing. WINDS: Light, becoming northwesterlies this morning, rising to gale in exposed places from afternoon.

Freezing Level: 2500 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 03-Jul

North of the Ruahine Forest Park: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Rain developing tomorrow morning with heavy falls and localised downpours from afternoon, clearing west of Tongariro in the evening. Remaining Areas: Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain developing tomorrow morning, widespread and possibly heavy tomorrow afternoon and evening, clearing at night. WINDS: Strong northerlies. North of the Ruahine Ranges: Northerlies rising to gale this evening and to severe gale tomorrow morning, easing west of the Kaimanawa Ranges tomorrow evening.

Freezing Level: 2700 metres.

Valid for Friday, 04-Jul

Showers, some heavy. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies.

Freezing Level: 3000 metres.

Valid for Saturday, 05-Jul

Showers, some possibly heavy at first. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies easing, changing southerly late and becoming strong in the south.

Freezing Level: 2600 metres.

Valid for Sunday, 06-Jul

Showers, gradually becoming confined to eastern slopes and clearing about the volcanoes. WINDS:Southerlies, strong in the south at first.

Freezing Level: 2200 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Wednesday 2 Jul 2025

South Island

Valid for Wednesday, 02-Jul

Kahurangi National Park to Mt Richmond Forest Park: Mainly fine with high cloud increasing from morning, then rain developing in the evening. Fiordland National Park: Showers, clearing in the evening but remaining cloudy. Remaining South Island mountain areas : Fine, with high cloud increasing from the north from this morning. WINDS: Westerlies about Fiordland and light winds elsewhere at first. North to northwesterlies developing everywhere from afternoon, strong in the north.

Freezing Level: 2400 metres sloping to 1500 metres in the south.

Valid for Thursday, 03-Jul

Kahurangi National Park to Mt Richmond Forest Park: High cloud increasing this afternoon with the odd shower. Rain developing tonight, with heavy falls from tomorrow morning. Remaining South Island mountain areas : Mainly fine with some high cloud, rain developing early tomorrow morning, falling as snow about the Mackenzie Basin and Southern Lakes areas, heavy at times. WINDS: Northeasterlies, rising to gale north of Arthur's Pass for a time tomorrow.

Freezing Level: About 2200 metres sloping to 1300 metres in the south.

Valid for Friday, 04-Jul

Periods of rain in the north, possibly heavy. Scattered showers and fine spells in the south. WINDS:Northerlies, strong in the north but dying out in the south.

Freezing Level: Becoming 2600 metres everywhere

Valid for Saturday, 05-Jul

Periods of rain in the north, easing. Fine elsewhere at first, but a few showers developing about eastern Fiordland, spreading north about the eastern Divide through the day. Snow to 1300 metres. WINDS:Changing southerly everywhere early, becoming strong about Fiordland.

Freezing Level: 2600 metres lowering to 1600 metres in the south and east.

Valid for Sunday, 06-Jul

Periods of rain in the northwest. Early showers in the northeast, easing. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Southerlies dying out.

Freezing Level: 2200 metres, sloping to 1600 metres in the east at first. rising to 2000 metres in the east later.

Issued: 2:27pm Wednesday 2 Jul 2025