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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Monday, 21-Oct
Northland to Wellington, including Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty and the central high country
Partly cloudy, with a few showers tomorrow.
Gisborne to Wairarapa
Isolated showers tomorrow afternoon, otherwise fine.
Marlborough and Nelson
Mainly fine. Showers developing in western Nelson tomorrow morning, and briefly spreading elsewhere for a time.
Buller and Westland
Rain spreading north this evening with heavy falls and possible thunderstorms, then turning to showers tomorrow.
Canterbury and Otago, excluding Clutha
Mainly fine today, brief light rain in Otago this afternoon. Scattered showers tomorrow, mainly in the afternoon when some could be heavy with hail.
Clutha, Fiordland and Southland
Periods of rain and possible thunderstorms for Fiordland, and brief rain elsewhere this afternoon. Showers tomorrow, some heavy with hail, and snow lowering to 600 metres.
Chatham Islands
Mostly cloudy, with occasional drizzle tomorrow.
Outlook for following three days
Tuesday
North Island, showers, but mainly fine with isolated showers about Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay. South Island, showers for most, more persistent from afternoon.Snow possibly lowering to 600 metres in far south.
Wednesday
North Island, showers, more persistent about east coast, gradually clearing from the southwest. Gale southwesterlies north of Waikato. South Island, few showers in the south and about east coast,clearing to fine in the east. Mainly fine elsewhere, but cloud increasing and a few showers developing about the west coast.
Thursday
North Island, a few showers, turning to a period of rain about the central and lower parts. South Island, rain in the south and west, easing to few showers,then clearing in west. A few showers elsewhere with a strong southwesterly change.
Chatham Islands
On Tuesday, cloudy with occasional rain and strong westerlies. From Wednesday, periods of showers or rain, with southwesterlies strong at times.
Issued: 1:21pm Sunday 20 Oct 2019