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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Monday, 22-Jul
Northland to Waitomo
Fine spells and occasional light showers. Areas of fog tomorrow morning.
Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
Long fine spells, however areas of fog tomorrow morning.
Gisborne and Hawkes Bay
Fine, but cloud and isolated showers developing tomorrow evening.
Taranaki to Wellington, including the central high country, also Wairarapa and Nelson
Occasional rain or showers today. Fine spells tomorrow, and isolated showers.
Buller and Westland
Mainly fine, but cloudy periods and isolated showers developing tomorrow afternoon.
Marlborough, Canterbury, North Otago and Dunedin
Rain at times, easing to a few showers tomorrow afternoon.
Central Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Scattered rain, but mainly fine about the fiords and coast.
Chatham Islands
Periods of rain clearing to fine spells tomorrow afternoon.
Outlook for following three days
Tuesday
North Island, showers in the east turning to rain. Fine elsewhere, with isolated showers in Northland. South Island, drizzle about the east coast. Otherwise cloudy periods for most, but fine for Nelson and Buller and the far South.
Wednesday
North Island, rain in the east, possibly heavy in Gisborne. Partly cloudy with isolated showers elsewhere. South Island, cloudy periods. Showers developing in Fiordland,and drizzle for Kaikoura Coast and Christchurch.
Thursday North Island, rain in the east, developing in Northland later.Showers developing from Auckland to Rotorua, fine elsewhere. South Island, cloudy periods. Showers for south Westland and the far south.
Friday
North Island, rain in the north and east, partly cloudy elsewhere. South Island, partly cloudy for the south and west, and for Christchurch. Fine elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy with the odd shower, more frequent from Thursday. Strong easterlies gradually easing, tending southeast on Thursday.
Issued: 4:27pm Sunday 21 Jul 2019