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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand

Valid to Midnight Sunday, 25-May

Northland, Auckland and Coromandel

Cloudy periods and the odd shower.

Bay of Plenty and Taupo

Mainly fine today, but cloud increasing this evening with the odd shower. Mostly cloudy with isolated showers tomorrow.

Waikato, Waitomo, Taumarunui and Taranaki

Fine today. Partly cloudy with a possible shower tomorrow.

Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Whanganui and Taihape to Wellington

Generally fine. One or two showers about Gisborne today, and cloudy periods about Kapiti and Wellington tomorrow.

Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury

Fine today. Cloud increasing tomorrow, with showers about Nelson and the Marlborough Sounds.

Buller to Fiordland

Partly cloudy with the odd shower today. Rain spreading north tomorrow with some heavy and possibly thundery falls.

Otago and Southland

Fine today. Cloud increasing tomorrow with scattered rain from afternoon.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods and the odd shower today. Fine tomorrow.

Outlook for following three days

Monday

North Island: Cloud increasing. Rain spreading from the west, but only scattered falls later for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.
South Island: Rain in the north easing. Showers in the west and far south. Mainly fine elsewhere.

Tuesday

North Island: Rain gradually clearing. Becoming fine in the east and south, and the odd shower lingering elsewhere.
South Island: Showers in the west, mainly about Fiordland. Mostly fine elsewhere.

Wednesday

North Island: Rain spreading from the northwest, but remaining dry about Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.
South Island: Rain developing in the north and west, possibly heavy. Partly cloudy elsewhere.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods, with a few showers turning to rain for a time early Tuesday. Strong northwesterlies turning southwest on Tuesday and easing. Northerlies developing Wednesday.

Issued: 11:11am Saturday 24 May 2025