Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Saturday, 28-Mar

Raukumara Forest Park: Rain, easing this afternoon. Te Urewera to Ruahine Forest Park, also Tongariro National Park: Areas of morning and evening cloud or fog, otherwise fine. Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tararua Forest Park : Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle. WINDS:Gale northerlies, gradually easing.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Sunday, 29-Mar

Raukumara Forest Park: A few showers. Te Urewera to Tongariro National Park: Cloud about the tops, then showers Sunday night. Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tararua Forest Park : Cloud lowering this evening. Showers developing about Tararua Forest Park early Sunday, and about Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki Sunday evening. WINDS: Northwesterlies, rising to gale Sunday evening.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Monday, 30-Mar

Showers, some possibly heavy early. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies, changing lighter southwesterly later.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 31-Mar

Partly cloudy with a few showers. WINDS:Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 01-Apr

Showers. WINDS:Southwesterlies, becoming light in the afternoon.

Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres, lowering to 2800 metres in the morning.

Issued: 2:27pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026

South Island

Valid for Saturday, 28-Mar

Fiordland National Park: Rain, clearing this morning, then returning this evening. Remaining areas of the South Island: Rain, easing to a few showers this morning. WINDS: Northwesterlies, gale in exposed places, easing in the afternoon.

Freezing Level: Above 3500 metres, lowering to 3100 metres this evening.

Valid for Sunday, 29-Mar

The Southern Alps, including Kahurangi National Park:: Showers, turning to rain about Fiordland National Park overnight into Sunday. Rain spreading north through Sunday, and heavy rain and thunderstorms possible south of Mt Aspiring on Sunday afternoon. Kaikoura Ranges : Low cloud with patchy drizzle, clearing to fine by midday Sunday. WINDS: Strong northwesterly winds about Fiordland tonight, moving northwards over Sunday and turning southwesterly from the south Sunday evening.

Freezing Level: About 3000 metres.

Valid for Monday, 30-Mar

Partly cloudy with scattered showers. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies changing gale southwest.

Freezing Level: Above 3400 metres, lowering to 1400 metres in the south later.

Valid for Tuesday, 31-Mar

Cloudy periods with showers. WINDS:Gale southwesterlies, easing north of Arthur's Pass in the evening.

Freezing Level: About 3000 metres in the north sloping to 1400 metres in the south.

Valid for Wednesday, 01-Apr

Showers clearing in the afternoon. WINDS:Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: About 3000 metres in the north sloping to 1400 metres in the south. becoming about 3100 metres everywhere in the evening.

Issued: 2:27pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026