Weekend weather forecast: Sunny weekend for most, possible rain and thunder in Auckland

A sunny Saturday is in store for most of New Zealand, but Auckland is at risk of showers and thunder.

MetService said the middle part of the country will have high temperatures and sunny weather, with Gisborne predicted to peak at 28C.

Much of the South Island will be warm too, with Blenheim and Timaru having highs of over 25C, while Christchurch and Nelson will be slightly cooler.

However, wet weather will move in for the upper north with Auckland and Northland predicted to experience showers.

MetService said some of these may turn heavy and there is a risk of thunder.

Despite the rain, Auckland should stay warm with a low of 17C and a high of 24C.

Rain is also expected to hit Southland and Stewart Island, with conditions being cold, damp and dreary according to Niwa Weather.

On Sunday the wet weather sticks around for parts of the North Island, particularly for areas north of Palmerston North, with some of it being heavy and possibly thundery.

Here’s your Weather Outlook into the weekend🔎🧐

A slow-moving front in the north is set to bring a burst of heavy rain tomorrow afternoon and evening🌧

Northland has a high chance for thunderstorms to develop⚡, with localized downpours and hail also possible🌩💧🧊

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— MetService (@MetService) November 7, 2025

Auckland is unlikely to have any reprieve with showers expected most of the day.

MetService said more southerly parts of the North Island will have fine weather.

Southern parts of the South Island will receive rain again on Sunday, but it’s likely to be heavier in the west of the island.

MetService has placed a heavy rain watch on Fiordland north of Doubtful Sound for 15 hours from 9pm Sunday to noon Monday.

The sunny weather looks to disappear for much of the country at the start of next week, with heavy and possibly thundery showers expected for the North Island and rain continuing on the South Island’s West Coast.