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17°C

  • 21°C14°C

    Fine apart from morning cloud. Northerlies.

  • 20°C12°C

    Cloud clearing and becoming fine in the evening. Southwesterlies, turning northerly in the evening.

  • 16°C11°C

    Fine. Strong southerlies developing in the morning.

Weather around New Zealand:

wellington

21°C14°C

Fine apart from morning cloud. Northerlies.

auckland

28°C17°C

A fine day. Light winds and sea breezes.

christchurch

28°C12°C

Mainly fine, some high cloud. Northwesterlies turning southeasterly late afternoon.

dunedin

20°C11°C

Cloudy periods. A few showers, mainly in the afternoon and possibly heavy then also. Northwesterlies turning southerly late morning.

tauranga

25°C16°C

Fine, then partly cloudy by late evening. Northeasterlies for a time in the afternoon and evening.

hamilton

28°C13°C

A fine day. Easterlies for a time in the afternoon and evening.

whangarei

24°C17°C

Fine, then a chance of an afternoon shower. Southeasterlies, strengthening for a time in the afternoon.

napier

27°C17°C

Sunny. Easterlies developing in the morning.

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National Short-Range Forecast

The central high country, also Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Generally fine. Isolated showers about the ranges in the afternoon and evening, some heavy with hail, and possible thunderstorms.

Remaining North Island areas

Fine, apart from areas of cloud morning and evening. Isolated showers inland north of Manawatu this afternoon.

Nelson

Fine.

Buller, Grey, Westland,

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, clearing from Grey and Buller in the afternoon and about Westland in the evening.

Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago

Cloudy periods. Showers this afternoon and evening, some possibly heavy and thundery about inland South Canterbury and North Otago.

Southland

Cloudy periods. Scattered rain, easing to isolated showers this afternoon.

Fiordland

Rain, easing to isolated showers this morning, then becoming mainly fine with the chance of a shower south of Doubtful Sound.

Chatham Islands

Low cloud, but some afternoon fine spells.

Moon Phases:

Last Quarter

New Moon

First Quarter

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National Long-Range Forecast

Thursday

North Island: Mainly fine. Isolated showers, mainly in the east. South Island: Isolated showers in the east and north, clearing north of Christchurch later. Showers developing elsewhere, turning to rain in the south for a time.

Friday

North Island: Mainly fine in the west and north, and isolated showers elsewhere. South Island: Showers in the south becoming isolated. Partly cloudy elsewhere, with isolated showers.

Saturday

North Island: Partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers about Gisborne. Isolated showers for Coromandel Peninsula and Northland clearing, otherwise fine. South Island: Isolated showers about the far south clearing, and afternoon showers about the Alps. Fine elsewhere.

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