With improved cellphone networks and technology advances, websites and apps are accessible from some mountain areas, but generally weather forecast options in the mountains will be limited to phone (satellite or cell), mountain and hut radios, some satellite messenger devices and transistor radios. • Phone. MetService New Zealand has an 0900 phone service (calls cost) providing forecasts for regions and mountain areas. • M ountain radio. Groups carrying a mountain radio can hear a mountain weather forecast at ‘sched’ times. •T ransistor radio. National Radio broadcasts mountain forecasts for the following 24 hours at 4.05pm daily. Visit www.radionz.co.nz/listen/amfm to see frequencies in your area. •L ong-range forecasts. These forecasts indicate the weather that can be expected over the following few days. Treat any times given for expected changes with caution. Obtain the most up-to-date forecast for the area you plan to go into. See Appendix II: Contacts.
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