National Weather Forecast

National Short Range Forecast

7:00 PM May 26, 2013
A WINTRY OUTBREAK SPREADING OVER NEW ZEALAND TOMORROW.

Northland to Kapiti, including Bay of Plenty and the central high country

A few showers in the west. Showers becoming more frequent and heavier south of Taupo tomorrow morning, and elsewhere later, with possible thunder and hail at night. Snow developing on the Desert Road tomorrow night.

Gisborne and Hawkes Bay

Mainly fine, with westerly gales in exposed places.

Wairarapa, Wellington, Marlborough and Nelson

Mainly fine tonight. Showery periods tomorrow. Strong or gale northwesterlies easing later tomorrow.

Buller and Westland

Periods of rain and squally thunderstorms, clearing from Westland later tomorrow.

Canterbury

Rain overnight and in the morning, with snow on the inland passes. Clearing by midday, but coastal showers from evening.

Otago, Southland and Fiordland

Showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and hail, especially near the coast. Snow developing to low levels.

Chatham Islands

Periods of rain. Westerly gales for a time tomorrow.

National Long Range Forecast

1:29 PM May 26, 2013
Tuesday

North Island, cold and showery with squally thunderstorms possible for Taranaki to Northland, and southwest gales in the north. South Island, showers in the south and east, fine or becoming fine in the west.

Wednesday

North Island, becoming fine but showers continuing about the east coast. South Island, showers in the south, and a few about the east coast at first. Otherwise fine.

Thursday

Fine in most places. Cloudy periods and a shower or two in the west of the North Island. Showers for the Far South, and rain developing in Fiordland and Westland later.

Friday

North Island, cloudy periods and a shower or two in the west, fine in the east. South Island, rain in the west, and scattered falls developing for Southland and Otago. Elsewhere, increasing high cloud.

Chatham Islands

Showers and strong cold southwesterlies through Wednesday. Only a few showers on Thursday and Friday, and southwesterlies easing.

Moon Phases

  1. May 25
    Full Moon
  2. Jun 01
    Last Quarter
  3. Jun 09
    New Moon
  4. Jun 17
    First Quarter

Isobaric

May 26, 2013

Satellite

May 26, 2013

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