Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Sunday, 21-Jun

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tararua Forest Park: Periods of rain, heavy and persistent about Tararua Forest Park, easing to a few showers this morning. Remaining North Island Mountain Areas: Cloudy, with occasional light rain or drizzle. WINDS: Gale northwesterlies, severe in exposed places, gradually easing and turning southwest.

Freezing Level: 3200 metres sloping to 2500 metres in the south, lowering to 2500 metres sloping to 1800 metres in the south by evening.

Valid for Monday, 22-Jun

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki and Tararua Forest Park: Showers, possibly heavy Sunday afternoon and evening, with thunderstorms and hail possible in Tararua Forest Park, clearing to fine Monday morning. Remaining North Island Mountain Areas: A few showers, clearing to fine from the Ruahine Ranges to the Kaimanawa Ranges Monday afternoon. WINDS: Westerlies, turning southerly tonight, then dying out Monday morning.

Freezing Level: 2500 metres, gradually lowering to 2000 metres monday evening.

Valid for Tuesday, 23-Jun

Partly cloudy with isolated showers, more persistent in the south and west later. WINDS:Northerlies in the south spreading everywhere from afternoon.

Freezing Level: About 2100 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 24-Jun

Rain developing, possibly heavy. WINDS:Northeasterlies rising to gale, possibly severe gale in exposed places, changing gale northwest late.

Freezing Level: 2200 metres, rising to 2700 metres for a time.

Valid for Thursday, 25-Jun

Periods of rain, possibly heavy. Snow possible to 1800 metres. WINDS:Gale northeasterlies, possibly severe gale in exposed places, easing and turning southeast.

Freezing Level: About 2400 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Sunday 21 Jun 2026

South Island

Valid for Sunday, 21-Jun

North of Arthur's Pass : Partly cloudy, with isolated showers. Arthur's Pass southwards: Showers, gradually clearing to fine. Snow possible to 1200 metres. WINDS: Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: 2200 metres sloping to 1200 metres in fiordland, gradually becoming 1600 metres everywhere today.

Valid for Monday, 22-Jun

North of Arthur's Pass : Partly cloudy, with isolated showers. Arthur's Pass southwards: Showers, gradually clearing to fine. Snow possible to 1200 metres. WINDS: Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: 2200 metres sloping to 1200 metres in fiordland, gradually becoming 1600 metres everywhere today.

Valid for Tuesday, 23-Jun

Mainly fine with isolated showers about Fiordland. Then rain developing north of Nelson Lakes in the evening. WINDS:Light winds. Northerlies developing later, strong about Fiordland.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres east of the main divide, 1600 metres in the west.

Valid for Wednesday, 24-Jun

Rain spreading south, possibly heavy in the north. Snow lowering to 1000 metres in the south. WINDS:Northerlies rising to gale, changing strong southwest in the south late.

Freezing Level: About 1900 metres. lowering to 1100 metres in the south.

Valid for Thursday, 25-Jun

Periods of rain or snow, heavier and more persistent in the north and east. WINDS:Northeasterlies but southeasterlies in the south, becoming southeast everywhere and rising to gale, possibly severe in exposed places.

Freezing Level: 1800 metres sloping to 800 metres in the south and east.

Issued: 2:27pm Sunday 21 Jun 2026