Wellington

At

13°C

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15°C5°C

Cloudy periods, with a few afternoon showers. Northwesterlies, strong at times, gusting 90 km/h in exposed places.

14°C7°C

Mainly fine, chance of a shower. Strong westerlies, easing before dawn.

11°C7°C

Partly cloudy. Northwesterlies, easing.

In other regions:

wellington

15°C5°C

Cloudy periods, with a few afternoon showers. Northwesterlies, strong at times, gusting 90 km/h in exposed places.

auckland

19°C11°C

Occasional morning showers, some heavy and possibly thundery. Fine breaks late morning and afternoon, then showers returning towards evening. Northwesterlies, strong in exposed places.

christchurch

16°C-2°C

Fine at first. Rain from afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing to fine at night. Northeasterlies, but strong southerlies late afternoon, gusting 80 km/h.

dunedin

11°C4°C

Cloud increasing, with showers developing in the morning. Northerlies, turning westerly in the afternoon, strong at times.

tauranga

19°C9°C

Occasional showers, some heavy, easing late morning with fine spells in the afternoon. Northwesterlies, strengthening in the morning.

hamilton

17°C6°C

Occasional showers, some heavy and possibly thundery. Fine breaks late morning and early afternoon, then showers returning late afternoon. Westerlies.

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National Short-Range Forecast

In the west from Northland to the Kapiti Coast

Occasional showers. Thunderstorms possible this morning and afternoon.

Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and the central high country

Partly cloudy with scattered showers, some heavy.

Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Wellington

Partly cloudy with a few showers.

Marlborough and Nelson

Cloudy periods. A few afternoon and evening showers.

Buller to Fiordland

Rain or showers, with snow lowering to 300 metres in Fiordland this evening. Thunderstorms possible until late afternoon.

Canterbury, Otago and Southland

Mainly fine in Canterbury at first. Scattered showers in Southland and Otago spreading north from afternoon. Thunderstorms with hail possible in North Otago and Canterbury in the afternoon and evening. Snow lowering to 300 metres in the south later.

Chatham Islands

Showers turning to rain for a time in the afternoon.

Moon Phases:

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National Long-Range Forecast

Thursday

North Island: Becoming fine in the south and east early, but rain developing in the north. A few showers in the west. South Island: Showers in the west and about the south coast. Mainly fine elsewhere.

Friday

North Island: Rain for most, some heavy, easing to scattered showers later. South Island: Showers in the south west, spreading up the east coast later. Mainly fine elsewhere.

Saturday

North Island: Scattered showers clearing in the northeast later. South Island: Rain clearing in the east, but developing in the west and south.

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