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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