Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand

NZ

North Island

Valid up to midnight Monday, 12-Oct

Ruahine and Tararua Forest Parks: Low cloud with drizzle. Drizzle clearing later this morning and fine breaks developing, with isolated afternoon showers about Ruahine Forest Park. Low cloud returning this evening.
Remaining areas: Low cloud or fog this morning, then afternoon fine spells with isolated showers. Low cloud returning this evening, with drizzle developing about Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.
Wind: Westerlies, dying out this morning. Northwesterlies developing this evening.
Freezing Level: About 2800 metres, rising above 3000 metres this morning.

Valid for Tuesday, 13-Oct

Showers.
Wind: Northwesterlies, becoming strong in the south.
Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Wednesday, 14-Oct

Showers, turning to rain in the west later, possibly heavy.
Wind: Northwesterlies rising to gale, with severe gales in exposed places.
Freezing Level: Above 3000 metres.

Valid for Thursday, 15-Oct

Rain spreading east, possibly heavy with snow to 2000 metres, followed by showers. Snow lowering to 1200 metres in the south late.
Wind: Gale northwesterlies, severe gale in exposed places, turning gale southerly in the south late.
Freezing Level: Lowering to 1600 metres from the southwest.

South Island

Valid up to midnight Monday, 12-Oct

Fiordland National Park: Cloudy with drizzle.
Remaining areas: Mainly fine, but low cloud or fog about the western slopes this morning and evening. Drizzle developing about the western slopes south of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park this evening.
Wind: Light winds but northwesterlies about and south of Mt Aspiring. Northwesterlies developing in the north this afternoon but rising to gale in the south.
Freezing Level: Above 3200 metres.

Valid for Tuesday, 13-Oct

Rain with heavy falls about Fiordland, spreading northwards across other western areas. Scattered falls elsewhere.
Wind: Northwesterlies, gale in exposed places, possibly severe gale in the south.
Freezing Level: Above 3200 metres, lowering to 2000 metres in the south late.

Valid for Wednesday, 14-Oct

Rain with heavy falls spreading north, easing to showers from the south. Snow possible to 1000 metres in the south.
Wind: Northwesterlies, gale in exposed places, changing southwesterly in the south late.
Freezing Level: 3000 metres sloping to 1800 metres in the south. Gradually lowering to 2000 metres in the north and 1200 metres in the south.

Valid for Thursday, 15-Oct

Showers, turning to snow in the south. Snow possible to 1000 metres in the north.
Wind: Gale northwesterlies in the north but gale southerlies in the south. Gale southerlies spreading northwards.
Freezing Level: 1800 metres sloping to 1200 metres in the south. Gradually lowering to 1200 metres everywhere.

Issued: 2:08am Monday 12 Oct 2026