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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Thursday, 02-Apr
Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula, also Gisborne
Cloudy periods. Isolated showers, clearing late afternoon or evening, but the chance of a shower returning tomorrow.
Waikato, Waitomo, Bay of Plenty and the central high country, also Hawke's Bay
Cloudy periods. Chance of an isolated shower this afternoon and evening. Clearing to fine tomorrow morning.
Taranaki to Wellington, also Wairarapa
Mainly fine. Areas of fog tomorrow morning.
Nelson to Westland, also Marlborough and Canterbury
Fine, apart from areas of morning and evening cloud or fog.
Otago and Southland excluding Stewart Island
Cloudy periods.
Fiordland and Stewart Island
Cloudy periods. Isolated showers, mainly tomorrow morning.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods. A few light showers today.
Outlook for following three days
Friday
North Island: Mainly fine. Isolated showers north of Tauranga and about the Tararua ranges.
South Island: Mainly fine in the east. A few showers developing in the west early, turning to rain later.
Saturday
North Island: Partly cloudy with isolated showers, mainly in the south.
South Island: Rain in the west and south, with heavy falls, easing. Showers elsewhere but mainly fine in the northeast.
Sunday
North Island: Showers in the south. Isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Partly cloudy in the south. Showers elsewhere, some heavy in the east, easing.
Chatham Islands
Partly cloudy with a few showers, clearing and becoming fine on Friday. Cloud and showers returning on Sunday. Southwesterlies, turning northwest dying out on Friday. Northerlies developing Saturday, turning southerly late Sunday.
Issued: 1:12pm Wednesday 1 Apr 2026