Brief Mountain Forecast for all New Zealand
North Island
Valid for Wednesday, 02-Jul
Raukumara Forest Park to Kaimanawa Forest Park: Partly cloudy. A few showers about western slops from afternoon. Remaining forecast areas: Mainly fine, with high cloud increasing. WINDS: Light, becoming northwesterlies this morning, rising to gale in exposed places from afternoon.
Freezing Level: 2500 metres.
Valid for Thursday, 03-Jul
North of the Ruahine Forest Park: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Rain developing tomorrow morning with heavy falls and localised downpours from afternoon, clearing west of Tongariro in the evening. Remaining Areas: Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain developing tomorrow morning, widespread and possibly heavy tomorrow afternoon and evening, clearing at night. WINDS: Strong northerlies. North of the Ruahine Ranges: Northerlies rising to gale this evening and to severe gale tomorrow morning, easing west of the Kaimanawa Ranges tomorrow evening.
Freezing Level: 2700 metres.
Valid for Friday, 04-Jul
Showers, some heavy. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies.
Freezing Level: 3000 metres.
Valid for Saturday, 05-Jul
Showers, some possibly heavy at first. WINDS:Gale northwesterlies easing, changing southerly late and becoming strong in the south.
Freezing Level: 2600 metres.
Valid for Sunday, 06-Jul
Showers, gradually becoming confined to eastern slopes and clearing about the volcanoes. WINDS:Southerlies, strong in the south at first.
Freezing Level: 2200 metres.
Issued: 2:27pm Wednesday 2 Jul 2025
South Island
Valid for Wednesday, 02-Jul
Kahurangi National Park to Mt Richmond Forest Park: Mainly fine with high cloud increasing from morning, then rain developing in the evening. Fiordland National Park: Showers, clearing in the evening but remaining cloudy. Remaining South Island mountain areas : Fine, with high cloud increasing from the north from this morning. WINDS: Westerlies about Fiordland and light winds elsewhere at first. North to northwesterlies developing everywhere from afternoon, strong in the north.
Freezing Level: 2400 metres sloping to 1500 metres in the south.
Valid for Thursday, 03-Jul
Kahurangi National Park to Mt Richmond Forest Park: High cloud increasing this afternoon with the odd shower. Rain developing tonight, with heavy falls from tomorrow morning. Remaining South Island mountain areas : Mainly fine with some high cloud, rain developing early tomorrow morning, falling as snow about the Mackenzie Basin and Southern Lakes areas, heavy at times. WINDS: Northeasterlies, rising to gale north of Arthur's Pass for a time tomorrow.
Freezing Level: About 2200 metres sloping to 1300 metres in the south.
Valid for Friday, 04-Jul
Periods of rain in the north, possibly heavy. Scattered showers and fine spells in the south. WINDS:Northerlies, strong in the north but dying out in the south.
Freezing Level: Becoming 2600 metres everywhere
Valid for Saturday, 05-Jul
Periods of rain in the north, easing. Fine elsewhere at first, but a few showers developing about eastern Fiordland, spreading north about the eastern Divide through the day. Snow to 1300 metres. WINDS:Changing southerly everywhere early, becoming strong about Fiordland.
Freezing Level: 2600 metres lowering to 1600 metres in the south and east.
Valid for Sunday, 06-Jul
Periods of rain in the northwest. Early showers in the northeast, easing. Mainly fine elsewhere. WINDS:Southerlies dying out.
Freezing Level: 2200 metres, sloping to 1600 metres in the east at first. rising to 2000 metres in the east later.
Issued: 2:27pm Wednesday 2 Jul 2025