Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Wednesday, 02-Jul

Raukumara Forest Park to Kaimanawa Forest Park: Partly cloudy with a few showers, becoming frequent from tomorrow afternoon. Remaining forecast areas: Mainly fine, with high cloud increasing. WINDS: Light, becoming northwesterlies tomorrow morning, rising to gale in exposed places from the afternoon.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres, sloping 1600 metres in the west at first, rising to 2500 metres everywhere tomorrow afternoon.

Valid for Thursday, 03-Jul

Rain developing, with heavy falls, easing in the west. WINDS:Northeasterlies rising to gale, severe in exposed places.

Freezing Level: Rising to 3000 metres.

Valid for Friday, 04-Jul

Occasional showers, some heavy. WINDS:Gale northeasterlies easing.

Freezing Level: 3000 metres.

Valid for Saturday, 05-Jul

Occasional showers, some heavy. WINDS:Strong northerlies, changing southerly later.

Freezing Level: 2600 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Tuesday 1 Jul 2025

South Island

Valid for Wednesday, 02-Jul

Kahurangi National Park to Mt Richmond Forest Park: Fine. High cloud increasing tomorrow morning, then rain developing in the evening. Fiordland National Park: Showers, clearing tomorrow evening but remaining cloudy. Remaining South Island mountain areas : Fine, with high cloud increasing from the north from tomorrow morning. WINDS: Light winds but northwesterlies about Fiordland, spreading elsewhere in the afternoon, rising to gale north of Arthur's Pass at night.

Freezing Level: 2300 metres sloping to 1500 metres in the south.

Valid for Thursday, 03-Jul

Rain gradually spreading south, possibly heavy in the north, with snow to 1000 metres about Aoraki/Mt Cook. WINDS:Northeasterlies, possibly rising to severe gale in the north.

Freezing Level: About 2500 metres in the north, sloping to 1600 metres in the south.

Valid for Friday, 04-Jul

Periods of rain. WINDS:Northeasterlies easing.

Freezing Level: Becoming 2600 metres everywhere

Valid for Saturday, 05-Jul

Periods of rain. Snow lowering to 1000 metres about Fiordland later. WINDS:Southwesterlies developing.

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

Issued: 2:27pm Tuesday 1 Jul 2025