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12°C

  • 14°C10°C

    Cloud increasing with the chance of an evening shower. Northerlies, dying out this evening.

  • 17°C8°C

    Mostly cloudy. Rain developing in the evening. Northeasterlies.

  • 11°C7°C

    Rain becoming persistent with heavy falls in the afternoon. Northeasterlies, turning to strong southerlies in the morning.

Weather around New Zealand:

wellington

14°C10°C

Cloud increasing with the chance of an evening shower. Northerlies, dying out this evening.

auckland

17°C13°C

Mostly cloudy with the chance of an evening shower. Northeasterlies.

christchurch

12°C1°C

Fine with evening high cloud. Light winds.

dunedin

12°C6°C

Fine with passing cloud. Light winds.

tauranga

16°C13°C

Periods of rain. Gusty northeasterlies.

hamilton

15°C10°C

Cloudy periods with a few showers developing towards evening. Easterlies.

whangarei

18°C13°C

Cloudy periods, then rain developing towards evening with possible heavy falls. Northeasterlies.

napier

16°C10°C

Cloud increasing. Light winds, northeasterlies developing this evening.

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National Short-Range Forecast

Northland to Taranaki

Cloudy periods today. Rain about Northland tonight, spreading elsewhere tomorrow morning. Thunderstorms and localised downpours possible about Northland and Auckland, all easing later tomorrow.

Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and the central high country

Showers turning to rain tomorrow, with some heavy falls, localised downpours and thunderstorms also possible.

Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Whanganui to Wellington

Cloud increasing, with isolated showers today. Scattered rain tomorrow afternoon and evening, more widespread towards Wellington and south Wairarapa.

Nelson to Westland

Scattered showers, becoming widespread about Nelson, northern Westland and Grey tomorrow with possibly heavy falls.

Marlborough to Otago

Partly cloudy. Rain spreading northwards tomorrow afternoon, then clearing in the south tomorrow evening.

Fiordland and Southland

Showers about Fiordland. Spreading elsewhere tomorrow and turning to rain for a time.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods. Few evening showers tomorrow.

Moon Phases:

Full Moon

Last Quarter

New Moon

First Quarter

National Long-Range Forecast

Thursday

North Island: Rain or showers, some heavy at times. Gale westerlies in the north and gale southerlies in the south. South Island: Rain in the north and east, with possibly heavy falls and snow above 700 metres. Scattered showers elsewhere gradually easing.

Friday

North Island: Periods of rain, some heavy, easing in the north later. Gale south to southwesterlies in the east and in western areas gradually easing. South Island: Rain about north Canterbury and Marlborough with possibly heavy falls, gradually easing. Snow to 500 metres in Marlborough at first. Mainly fine elsewhere.

Saturday

North Island: Showers, becoming isolated in the north. South Island: Showers in the south and about Marlborough. Partly cloudy elsewhere.

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