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18°C

  • 21°C14°C

    Cloudy periods, with drizzle developing towards evening. Gale northwesterlies, gusting 120 km/h in exposed places.

  • 20°C12°C

    Rain before dawn, then fine. Gale northwesterlies, gusting 120 km/h in exposed places, easing before dawn. Southerlies developing in the morning.

  • 20°C15°C

    Mainly fine. Northerlies, becoming strong in the evening.

Weather around New Zealand:

wellington

21°C14°C

Cloudy periods, with drizzle developing towards evening. Gale northwesterlies, gusting 120 km/h in exposed places.

auckland

28°C20°C

Fine and hot. Westerlies.

christchurch

32°C11°C

Scattered showers, possibly heavy at night. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

dunedin

25°C10°C

Mostly cloudy with the chance of a shower, clearing this evening as fine spells develop. Strong northwesterlies, turning southwesterly this evening.

tauranga

30°C19°C

Fine. Westerlies.

hamilton

28°C18°C

Fine, cloud developing in the evening. Northwesterlies.

whangarei

32°C16°C

Fine. Light winds.

napier

36°C21°C

Fine. Strong and gusty northwesterlies.

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National Short-Range Forecast

Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty, also Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Fine and hot this evening. Showers spreading north from late tomorrow morning, then clearing in the evening.

Waitomo to Wellington and Wairarapa, including the central high country

Drizzle patches developing tonight, turning to rain for a time overnight or tomorrow morning. Becoming fine again later tomorrow. Severe northwest gales for Wellington and Wairarapa easing overnight.

Nelson and Marlborough

Scattered rain developing this evening, clearing tomorrow.

Buller, Grey and Westland

Rain, heavy and possibly thundery, easing to showers this evening. Becoming fine tomorrow.

Canterbury and Otago

Showers, but rain about the Canterbury high country, Showers and rain easing overnight, and clearing tomorrow afternoon.

Southland and Fiordland

Showers, possibly heavy tonight, becoming confined to Fiordland and Stewart Island tomorrow afternoon.

Chatham Islands

Fine at first, but rain tomorrow morning, then a few showers.

Moon Phases:

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National Long-Range Forecast

Tuesday

North Island: Partly cloudy. A few showers about Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, with isolated showers developing about the central high country later. South Island: Showers about Fiordland and the south coast. Partly cloudy elsewhere, with isolated showers developing.

Wednesday

North Island: Scattered showers. South Island: A few showers, more widespread in the south.

Thursday

North Island: Showers becoming widespread and possibly heavy for a time in the afternoon and evening. South Island: Showers in the southeast spreading elsewhere in the afternoon, possibly heavy until late.

Friday

North Island: Showers for most, mainly in the afternoon and evening. South Island: Scattered showers, mainly in the east.

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