 |
|
|
 NZ Mountain ForecastsBrief forecast for the Mountains up to midnight on Monday 02 March > north island> Raukumara to Ruahine Forest Parks and Tongariro National Park Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Possible thunderstorms east of Tongariro National Park this afternoon and evening. Snow lowering to 1000 metres tomorrow evening. Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki Cloudy periods with a few showers. Tararua Forest Park Fine, then occasional rain developing tonight. Snow lowering to 1000 metres tomorrow evening. WINDS Strong southerlies developing. > FREEZING LEVEL Above 3000 metres lowering to 2000 metres about the Tararuas tonight, and to 1400 metres everywhere tomorrow. > south island> North of the Rakaia River Rain, possibly heavy and mainly in the east, turning to showers this evening, with snow possible above 800 metres overnight. Showers gradually easing from the south on Monday. South of the Rakaia River Isolated showers in the east, with snow above 1000 metres, gradually clearing by Monday evening with increasing fine spells. WINDS Southwesterlies, gale in exposed places, turning gale southeasterly this evening. > FREEZING LEVEL 2300 metres, sloping to 1200 metres in the south. Lifting to 3000 metres on Monday night. > Article © 2026 NZCity, Metservice, Funded by the NZ Government Data is for information only. New Zealand City disclaims all liability or responsibility for any loss or damage that may result from the action or failure to act by any person in reliance on any information provided herein. |
|
| ||