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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Wednesday, 10-Dec
The central high country, also Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Generally fine. Isolated showers about the ranges in the afternoons and evenings, some heavy. Possible thunderstorms today.
Remaining North Island areas
Fine, apart from areas of cloud morning and evening. Isolated showers inland north of Manawatu tomorrow afternoon.
Nelson
Fine.
Buller, Grey, Westland,
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers about Buller spreading elsewhere tomorrow morning, then clearing afternoon or evening.
Marlborough, Canterbury and North Otago
Fine apart from scattered showers tomorrow afternoon an evening, possibly heavy and thundery about south Canterbury and north Otago.
Remainder of Otago, and Southland
Mostly fine. Scattered rain developing about Southland and Clutha this evening, clearing tomorrow morning, then isolated afternoon showers for Otago, possibly heavy.
Fiordland
Cloudy. Rain developing this evening, possibly heavy. Becoming mainly fine tomorrow afternoon.
Chatham Islands
Fine and cloudy periods.
Outlook for following three days
Thursday
North Island: Mainly fine. Isolated showers, mainly in the east.
South Island: Isolated showers in the east and north, clearing north of Christchurch later. Showers developing elsewhere, turning to rain in the south for a time.
Friday
North Island: Mainly fine in the west and north, and isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Showers in the south becoming isolated. Partly cloudy elsewhere, with isolated showers.
Saturday
North Island: Partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers about Gisborne. Isolated showers for Coromandel Peninsula and Northland clearing, otherwise fine.
South Island: Isolated showers about the far south clearing, and afternoon showers about the Alps. Fine elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Mostly cloudy. A few showers, turning to rain for a time Friday morning. Mainly fine on Saturday. Northerly winds, changing strong-to-gale southwesterly later Friday, easing late Saturday.
Issued: 11:20am Tuesday 9 Dec 2025