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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Monday, 07-Jul
Northland to Kapiti, including Bay of Plenty and the central high country
Mainly fine. Some high cloud tomorrow and areas of evening cloud in northern areas.
Gisborne to Wairarapa
Mostly cloudy. A few light showers or drizzle.
Wellington, Marlborough and Canterbury
Mostly cloudy. The chance of a light shower about Wellington tomorrow afternoon.
Nelson, also Buller to Fiordland
Partly cloudy. A few showers about Buller and Grey, spreading south from tomorrow afternoon.
Otago and Southland
Cloudy periods along the coast, with isolated showers developing south of Dunedin from late morning, then clearing tomorrow morning. Low cloud or fog for many inland valleys.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods. A few light showers.
Outlook for following three days
Tuesday
North Island: Cloudy and a few showers in the east. Cloud increasing and isolated evening showers in Northland and Auckland. Mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Isolated showers about the west coast. Cloud increasing in the east, with a few showers later. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Wednesday
All of New Zealand: Isolated showers in the east. Cloud increasing elsewhere with periods of rain developing from the west.
Thursday
North Island: Showers, isolated in the west.
South Island: Showers, isolated in the east and south.
Friday
North Island: Showers in the south. Rain with heavy falls developing elsewhere.
South Island: Rain in the west, with heavy falls. Showers elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Periods of rain with southeasterlies, turning northeasterly on Wednesday. Rain easing to showers on Thursday, then becoming few and far between on Friday as northeasterlies turn strong northerlies.
Issued: 11:20am Sunday 6 Jul 2025