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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Monday, 12-Oct
Northland, Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula and Waikato
Mainly fine with the odd shower. Rain tomorrow, possibly heavy, clearing in the evening, followed by low cloud.
Waitomo to Taranaki, including Bay of Plenty, Taupo, and Taumarunui
Scattered showers clearing this evening. Rain or drizzle in the west for a time tomorrow, otherwise long fine spells in the afternoon.
Gisborne to Wairarapa
Showers, some heavy and possibly thundery with hail this afternoon. Fine tomorrow.
Taihape, and Whanganui to Wellington
Showers, possibly heavy, clearing late afternoon and fine breaks developing. Low cloud and patchy drizzle tomorrow morning and night.
Marlborough, Nelson, and Buller to Fiordland
Showers retreating to Fiordland this evening, becoming mainly fine elsewhere. Morning and evening cloud in the west tomorrow.
Canterbury, Otago and Southland
Mainly fine. Areas of morning low cloud and valley fog tomorrow.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy with drizzle at times.
Outlook for following three days
Tuesday
North Island: Partly cloudy with scattered showers in the west. Mainly fine elsewhere but isolated showers in south.
South Island: Rain developing in the south and west, possibly heavy in Fiordland and Westland. Fine in Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson.
Wednesday
North Island: Partly cloudy with isolated showers, except in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. Rain in the south at night.
South Island: Rain, possibly heavy, spreading north, then turning to showers from the south.
Thursday
North Island: Rain with some possibly heavy falls, turning to showers later.
South Island: Showers, some possibly heavy in the south. Showers clearing in the west later.
Friday
North Island: Showers, some possibly heavy in the east. Showers clearing in the north later.
South Island: Showers in the east and south. Mainly fine in the west and north.
Chatham Islands
Low cloud, patchy drizzle and fog, clearing to fine spells for a time Tuesday. Rain developing late Thursday with northerlies changing to strong southwesterlies.
Issued: 1:19pm Sunday 11 Oct 2026