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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Friday, 04-Dec
Northland to Waitomo, also Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
Fine tonight. Cloudy periods tomorrow.
Taupo, Taumarunui, Taihape and Taranaki to Wellington
Fine tonight. Cloudy periods tomorrow, with isolated showers north of Wellington.
Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa
Fine.
Buller, Westland and Fiordland
A few showers, turning to rain tomorrow in Westland and Fiordland with heavy falls and possible thunderstorms.
Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury
Fine, apart from a few showers about the ranges of northwest Nelson, and a few spots of rain over Canterbury tomorrow..
Otago and Southland
Showers about the the Southland coast today, otherwise fine. Showers spreading throughout for a time tomorrow, possibly heavy in the east tomorrow afternoon or evening.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods, with patchy rain developing tomorrow afternoon.
Outlook for following three days
Saturday
Unsettled with rain or showers for most. Some heavy falls and thunderstorms possible for the South Island's west coast, as well as southern Canterbury Plains and North Otago.
Sunday
North Island: Fine spells, with a few showers in the west, mainly morning and late evening.
South Island: Periods of rain or showers in the west and south with heavy falls possible in the evening. Cloudy periods elsewhere. Gale northwesterlies developing in Canterbury High Country.
Monday
North Island: Showers developing Waikato southwards, but fine spells in the north and along the east coast. Gale northwesterlies in Wellington and Wairarapa.
South Island: Periods of rain or showers in the west and south. Fine spells elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Rain or showers over the weekend with northwesterlies on Saturday changing southwest on Sunday. A few showers on Monday as winds change northerly.
Issued: 7:59pm Thursday 3 Dec 2020