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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Saturday, 28-Feb
Northland to Waikato, including Coromandel
Partly cloudy with occasional showers. Thunderstorms possible from tomorrow afternoon.
Waitomo to Taranaki, also Bay of Plenty and the central high country
Showers today, some heavy with possible thunderstorms and downpours inland. Mainly fine tomorrow with isolated showers.
Gisborne to Hawke's Bay
Partly cloudy with showers, clearing tomorrow afternoon. Thunderstorms and downpours possible inland until tonight.
Whanganui to Wellington, also Wairarapa
Isolated showers, clearing to mainly fine by this evening.
Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers, clearing by evening. Mainly fine tomorrow.
Buller to Westland
Mainly fine.
Fiordland and Southland
Mainly fine. Isolated showers, clearing this afternoon, returning tomorrow evening.
Chatham Islands
Rain with heavy falls, clearing this evening but remaining partly cloudy.
Outlook for following three days
Sunday
North Island: Scattered showers from the central high country northwards, some heavy in the afternoon. A few evening showers in the south.
South Island: Rain in the east spreading north. Scattered showers in the west.
Monday
North Island: Partly cloudy. Occasional rain from Gisborne to Wellington, isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Partly cloudy in the east with showers. Fine in the west.
Tuesday
North Island: Showers in the east and south. Mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Fine apart from early showers in the northeast and areas of evening cloud.
Chatham Islands
Isolated showers developing early Sunday, turning to rain Sunday evening then easing to showers early Monday. Remaining showery through Tuesday. Northwesterlies becoming strong Sunday afternoon. Changing southwest overnight Sunday, becoming strong, cold southerly on Monday.
Issued: 1:23pm Friday 27 Feb 2026