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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Sunday, 07-Jun
Northern and western areas from Northland to Kapiti, including the central high country
Showers, clearing tomorrow.
Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
Fine spells and occasional showers, clearing before dawn.
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Partly cloudy with showers, clearing Hawke’s Bay in the morning and Gisborne later.
Wellington, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson and Canterbury
Occasional showers, clearing tomorrow morning and becoming fine.
Buller to Westland
Fine spells. Showers north of Hokitika, spreading elsewhere later tomorrow.
Otago and Southland
Showers, some heavy with hail, clearing everywhere except the south coast tomorrow morning.
Fiordland
A few showers, turning to rain tomorrow.
Chatham Islands
A few showers, clearing later tomorrow.
Outlook for following three days
Monday
North Island: A few showers in the west and north, and rain in the south later. Otherwise cloudy periods.
South Island: Scattered showers in the west and south, spreading elsewhere in the afternoon.
Tuesday
North Island: Scattered showers easing and retreating east later, and becoming mainly fine elsewhere.
South Island: Showers in the south and east, clearing early in the east, otherwise mainly fine.
Wednesday
North Island: Fine, with remaining showers in the east from Wairarapa to Gisborne clearing.
South Island: Fine, apart from isolated showers in Fiordland.
Chatham Islands
The odd shower with westerly winds Monday, turning to rain in the evening as winds strengthen to gale southwesterlies. Rain easing to showers Tuesday, then gradually easing Wednesday as gales ease.
Issued: 6:30pm Saturday 6 Jun 2026