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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Friday, 29-Mar
In the north and west from Northland to Kapiti, including the central high country
Occasional showers.
Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty
Long fine spells and isolated showers.
Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington
A few showers south of Napier today. Showers spreading elsewhere tomorrow, with thunderstorms possible from afternoon in northern Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Nelson
Mainly fine, but isolated showers this evening.
Buller and Westland
Showers clearing Westland this evening and Buller tomorrow morning.
Marlborough and Canterbury
Showers clearing most places overnight, but continuing about Banks Peninsula until early tomorrow afternoon.
Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Showers, with snow above 600 metres today, clearing for a time tomorrow.
Chatham Islands
Periods of rain until tomorrow morning.
Outlook for following three days
Saturday
North Island: Showers becoming widespread in the north and east, possibly heavy. Partly cloudy elsewhere with remaining showers clearing.
South Island: Isolated showers in the far south. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Sunday
North Island: Rain about Gisborne and Hawke's Bay, clearing. Mainly fine elsewhere, with the odd shower in the west.
South Island: Isolated showers in the far south and the east coast, otherwise mainly fine.
Monday
North Island: Fine.
South Island: Mainly fine, chance of a morning or afternoon shower.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods and southeasterlies on Saturday. A few showers on Sunday, becoming isolated on Monday as southeasterlies turn southwest.
Issued: 6:41pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024