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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Thursday, 02-May
Northland to Waikato
Scattered showers.
Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Fine, apart from isolated showers about the ranges from afternoon.
Waitomo to Manawatu, including the Central Plateau
A few showers, easing this afternoon.
Horowhenua, Kapiti Coast to Wellington including Wairarapa
Showers clearing this morning but remaining cloudy.
Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury
Fine apart from areas of morning cloud.
Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Mostly fine. Cloudy periods and a few coastal showers.
Buller and Westland
Partly cloudy, with a few showers in Buller and northern Westland.
Chatham Islands
Rain, easing to a few showers this afternoon.
Outlook for following three days
Friday
North Island: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers, mainly in the west at first.
South Island: A few showers in the south, easing. Mainly fine elsewhere, with the odd shower.
Saturday
North Island: Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the east and north, mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Partly cloudy, with the odd shower in the west and south.
Sunday
North Island: Showers developing in the north and west. Mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Mainly fine, a few showers in the west and south.
Chatham Islands
Showers and strong southwesterlies easing on Friday. A few showers on Saturday and Sunday, with southwesterlies turning northwest late on Sunday.
Issued: 6:49am Thursday 2 May 2024