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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand

Valid to Midnight Saturday, 14-Jun

Northland to Taranaki, including Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and the central high country

Scattered showers, some heavy, clearing from Bay of Plenty, the central high country, and Taranaki tonight, and from Waitomo before dawn tomorrow.

Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Cloudy at times, with isolated showers.

Whanganui to Wellington, also Wairarapa

Isolated showers, some heavy in the west this afternoon, clearing tonight or tomorrow morning and becoming fine.

Marlborough, Nelson, and Buller

Showers clearing this afternoon or evening and becoming mainly fine.

Grey, Westland and Fiordland

Fine.

Canterbury

Scattered showers clearing this evening but remaining mostly cloudy.

Otago and Southland

Isolated showers clearing this afternoon and fine breaks increasing.

Chatham Islands

Periods of rain today. Showers tomorrow.

Outlook for following three days

Sunday

North Island: Partly cloudy with scattered showers in Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula, some possibly heavy in Coromandel Peninsula.
South Island: Mostly fine, but one or two showers about Southland coasts.

Monday

North Island: Showers in the east and north, some possibly heavy in the north. Isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Fine, apart from isolated showers in the east.

Tuesday

North Island: Showers in the east. Mainly fine elsewhere, with isolated showers in the south.
South Island: Fine, apart from isolated showers about the Fiordland coasts.

Chatham Islands

A few showers. Southerlies, turning southwest on Monday, then dying out Tuesday.

Issued: 1:14pm Friday 13 Jun 2025