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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Sunday, 18-Jan
Northland and Auckland
Showers, possibly heavy, easing tomorrow evening.
Waikato to Taranaki including the Central Plateau and Bay of Plenty
Cloudy periods with the chance of a shower this afternoon and overnight.
Whanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua and Kapiti
Partly cloudy.
Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Wellington
Mostly cloudy with a few showers, becoming few and far between in Wairarapa and Wellington tomorrow afternoon.
Marlborough and Canterbury
Partly cloudy with occasional showers but rain about the foothills.
Nelson to Fiordland, also Central Otago
Fine, apart from areas of morning cloud.
The remainder of Otago and Southland
Partly cloudy with scattered showers about the coast, slowly clearing to fine tomorrow afternoon.
Chatham Islands
Mostly cloudy, showers developing this afternoon, then clearing tomorrow morning with fine spells developing.
Outlook for following three days
Monday
North Island: Showers in the east and upper north, turning to rain in the north later. Partly cloudy elsewhere.
South Island: Fine apart from a few showers about the Marlborough Ranges, clearing later.
Tuesday
North Island: Periods of rain from Coromandel Peninsula northwards. A few showers in the east, and also for Bay of Plenty and Waikato.
South Island: Cloudy with the odd showers about the Canterbury foothills. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Wednesday
North Island: Rain with heavy falls developing About and north of Auckland. Isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Fine, apart from isolated showers in the east.
Chatham Islands
Showers becoming isolated early Sunday, then clearing early Monday. The chance of a shower returning for a time on Tuesday. Strong southerlies easing on Sunday, then becoming light on Wednesday.
Issued: 10:29am Saturday 17 Jan 2026