Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

North Island

Valid for Sunday, 19-Jul

Cloudy periods with a few showers. WINDS: Westerlies or southwesterlies, gale around the Tararuas, easing this morning.

Freezing Level: 2500 metres, lowing to 1800 metres in the south this morning.

Valid for Monday, 20-Jul

Cloudy periods with isolated showers west of Whirinaki Forest Park, spreading elsewhere Sunday afternoon. Possibly falling as snow on Monday afternoon and evening around Tongariro National Park. WINDS: Southwesterlies, turning southeasterly on Sunday evening.

Freezing Level: 2200 metres, sloping to 1800 metres in the south.

Valid for Tuesday, 21-Jul

Cloudy periods and a few showers, mainly in the west. WINDS:Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 22-Jul

Isolated light showers about Taranaki National Park and Tararua National Park, otherwise mainly fine. WINDS:Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: About 2000 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 23-Jul

Isolated showers about and south of Kaimanawa Forest Park. Fine elsewhere. WINDS:Southwesterlies.

Freezing Level: About 2000 metres.

Issued: 2:27pm Sunday 19 Jul 2026

South Island

Valid for Sunday, 19-Jul

Kahurangi and Nelson Lakes National Parks: Partly cloudy with a few showers. The Richmond and Kaikoura Ranges: Cloud increasing. Rain developing this afternoon. South of Nelson Lakes National Parks: Mostly cloudy with a few showers, possibly heavy. WINDS: Strong west to southwest winds, gale south of Mount Cook, becoming light this morning.

Freezing Level: 1900 metres in the north, sloping to 1600 metres in fiordland.

Valid for Monday, 20-Jul

Kahurangi National Park to Paparoa National Park : Fine, apart from some showers overnight. Nelson Lakes to Aoraki National Park: Mostly cloudy, clearing to fine tomorrow morning. Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks: Fine. Then cloud developing south of Doubtful Sound with evening drizzle. WINDS: Light winds. Then westerly 60 km/h developing in the afternoon for Fiordland National Park.

Freezing Level: About 1700 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 21-Jul

Showers in the west and south, turning to rain in Fiordland. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:West to southwest winds, strong in the south.

Freezing Level: 2000 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 22-Jul

Rain, possibly heavy south of Aoraki National Park. WINDS:Southwesterlies, gale in exposed places south of Aoraki National Park.

Freezing Level: About 1800 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 23-Jul

Rain, heavy at times. WINDS:Southwesterlies, gale in exposed places south of Aoraki National Park, turning northwesterly in the evening, rising to gale in exposed places late evening.

Freezing Level: 1800 metres lowering to 1400 metres in the south in the evening.

Issued: 2:27pm Sunday 19 Jul 2026