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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Tuesday, 17-Feb
For all the North Island except Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Cloudy periods and the odd shower.
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Mostly fine. Isolated showers in Hawke's Bay, mainly from afternoon.
Nelson, also Buller to Westland
Areas of cloud and the odd shower, mainly in the ranges.
Marlborough
Mostly cloudy with showers, easing this evening.
Canterbury, North Otago and Dunedin
Periods of rain, heavy at times, easing to isolated showers this evening but remaining cloudy.
Remainder of Otago, and Southland
Mostly cloudy with patchy rain.
Fiordland
Mostly fine about the fiords, but cloud and patchy rain elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Often cloudy with occasional showers.
Outlook for following three days
Wednesday
North Island: Scattered showers in the west spreading elsewhere for a time in the afternoon and evening.
South Island: Partly cloudy with scattered showers, mainly afternoon and evening.
Thursday
North Island: Scattered showers in the west. Mainly fine in the east.
South Island: Showers in the south and west turning to rain in Fiordland later. Isolated showers elsewhere.
Friday
North Island: Showers in the west clearing. Mainly fine in the east.
South Island: Showers or a period of rain for most, clearing later.
Chatham Islands
Fine at first on Wednesday, but rain developing later. Rain easing to the odd shower on Thursday, but further rain Friday evening. Northerlies, turning strong easterly on Wednesday and strong southerly early Thursday. Becoming strong westerly late Thursday, easing for a time on Friday.
Issued: 6:52am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026