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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Tuesday, 01-Apr
Northland, Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty
Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Auckland, Waikato, Waitomo and Eastern Bay of Plenty
Fine and cloudy periods. Morning fog possible.
Taranaki to Kapiti, including the central high country
Mainly fine with high cloud. A shower or two possible about the ranges from afternoon.
Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Wellington
Fine with high cloud. Cloud thickening in Wairarapa and Wellington in the evening.
Marlborough and Nelson, also Buller to Westland
Fine with high cloud. However, morning fog about Buller and Grey valleys, and low cloud or fog along the Kaikoura Coast at times.
Canterbury
Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle developing this morning, mainly inland.
Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Mostly cloudy. A light shower possible about the coast this morning.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods.
Outlook for following three days
Wednesday
North Island: Showers developing in the north and west. Isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Rain developing in the west and north. Scattered showers elsewhere.
Thursday
North Island: Rain with some heavy falls in the north and west. Showers elsewhere.
South Island: Heavy rain in the north and west. Showers elsewhere.
Friday
North Island: Rain, with possible heavy falls in the south, easing later.
South Island: Rain with heavy falls in the north and west, easing to showers later. A few showers elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Partly cloudy, becoming overcast on Thursday with rain later Friday. Light winds, then northeasterlies developing Thursday, strengthening to gale northerly on Friday.
Issued: 11:28pm Monday 31 Mar 2025