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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Thursday, 19-May
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
Periods of rain, possibly heavy, easing to a few showers this evening.
Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa
Cloudy. Scattered rain developing about Gisborne this morning and elsewhere from afternoon.
Waitomo to Wellington, including the central high country, also Nelson and Marlborough
Scattered showers, turning to rain for a time this afternoon and evening, with squally thunderstorms and hail possible.
Buller, Westland and Fiordland
Periods of rain, with some heavy falls, squally thunderstorms and hail.
Canterbury
Periods of rain about Canterbury High Country and possible light rain elsewhere this morning, otherwise mainly fine.
Otago and Southland
Scattered rain, possibly heavy with thunderstorms about Queenstown Lakes. Rain clearing about Dunedin and North and Central Otago by afternoon.
Chatham Islands
Rain developing this afternoon.
Outlook for following three days
Friday
North Island: Rain or showers, but mainly fine in the east at first. Strong to gale southwesterlies.
South Island: Rain or showers, clearing in central regions. Snow possible to 400 metres in the deep south. Strong to gale southwesterlies.
Saturday
North Island: Rain or showers in the west, mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Rain or showers for the West Coast and deep south, with snow possible to 400 metres in places. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Sunday
North Island: Occasional showers in the west, mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Rain easing to showers for Fiordland, Southland and Clutha. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Periods of rain on Friday with northwesterlies changing gale southwest. Showers with gale southwesterlies on Saturday and Sunday.
Issued: 4:50am Thursday 19 May 2022