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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Wednesday, 16-Sep
Northland to Taranaki and Taumarunui, also Coromandel Peninsula
Cloudy periods, the odd light shower.
Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Taihape, Whanganui and Manawatu
Cloudy periods and the odd light shower, becoming fine tomorrow morning.
Gisborne to Wairarapa
Fine.
Horowhenua to Wellington, and the Marlborough Sounds
Fine this evening. Cloudy tomorrow with the odd shower.
Canterbury, Nelson and Marlborough excluding the Sounds
Mainly fine. Rain developing about Canterbury during tomorrow, with heavy falls and snow lowering to 500 metres inland, a few showers elsewhere.
Buller to Westland
Cloudy periods and isolated showers, turning to rain tomorrow, with heavy falls possible.
Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Mainly fine this evening, but rain in Fiordland. Rain spreading elsewhere tomorrow morning, with heavy falls and snow lowering to 400 metres, easing to isolated showers later.
Chatham Islands
Fine spells.
Outlook for following three days
Thursday
North Island: A few showers, turning to rain for a time, with heavy falls possible. However, mainly fine about Gisborne and Hawke's Bay until evening.
South Island: Rain in the north, possibly heavy, clearing in the evening. Showers elsewhere, becoming confined to Fiordland and coastal Southland in the evening.
Friday
North Island: A few showers, but mainly fine in the south.
South Island: Showers in the west and south, possibly spreading to Canterbury later. Otherwise fine.
Saturday
North Island: Showers, especially in the west.
South Island: Showers, some heavy in the west.
Chatham Islands
Mainly fine Thursday. A period of rain on Friday, then fine spells and a few showers on Saturday. Northwesterlies, changing southwest early Friday.
Issued: 6:50pm Tuesday 15 Sep 2026