Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
01 September 2025, 9:02 PM
Road Open
Moderate Avalanche Hazard
Comments:
Snow/Ice/Grit – Please take extra care & watch for machinery operating. Road will remain open overnight, with further travel disruption & closures likely from late-Wednesday as forecast weather increases the avalanche hazard. Update at 2pm to indicate prognosis from Wednesday onwards.
Weather forecast for the Homer Tunnel area:
Today: Rain falling as snow above 700m, clearing from afternoon
Tomorrow: Fine at first, showers turning to rain in evening
Thursday: Rain, with heavy falls
Friday: Rain, heavy at times, falling as snow near tunnel
Saturday: Snow showers