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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Tuesday, 06-Oct
Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula
Partly cloudy with isolated showers, mainly in the east.
Waikato to Wellington, also Bay of Plenty, the central high country, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa
Fine. Areas of morning frost.
Gisborne
Cloudy periods. Isolated showers north of Tolaga Bay developing this morning.
Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury
Mainly fine. Areas of morning cloud or fog in the east.
Buller to Westland
Cloudy periods. Isolated showers about southern Westland developing in the morning then spreading north in the evening.
Otago and Southland
Fine, with some high cloud. However, mostly cloudy about Stewart Island with a few showers.
Fiordland
Cloudy. Patchy drizzle, turning to rain in the evening.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods with the chance of a shower this morning.
Outlook for following three days
Wednesday
North Island: Mainly fine, but a few showers for Gisborne. Isolated afternoon and evening showers possible for central and northern areas.
South Island: Rain in Fiordland, possibly heavy, spreading northwards and easing. Scattered falls developing in the south and east. A few showers in the north.
Thursday
North Island: A few showers in the east. Isolated showers elsewhere in the afternoon and evening.
South Island: Fine in the south. A few showers elsewhere, clearing.
Friday
North Island: Mostly cloudy with a few showers in the east. Partly cloudy elsewhere with isolated afternoon and evening showers.
South Island: Morning cloud in Canterbury. Mainly fine elsewhere, but isolated afternoon showers about the ranges.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods, with one or two light showers, but brief rain possible early Thursday. Northwesterlies, turning southeasterly on Thursday, dying out late Friday.
Issued: 11:30pm Monday 5 Oct 2026