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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Sunday, 21-Apr
In the north and west from Northland to Manawatu, including Taihape
Scattered showers north of Taranaki, but rain elsewhere easing to showers this evening. Some of the showers heavy tomorrow morning, then clearing.
Bay of Plenty and Taupo
Rain, with a few heavy falls, clearing this evening. Showers tomorrow afternoon and evening, with thunderstorms possible.
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Periods of rain, some possibly heavy this evening and tonight.
Horowhenua, Kapiti, Wellington, Wairarapa and Nelson
Scattered light rain, clearing Nelson this evening, and elsewhere tomorrow.
Buller and Westland
Fine today. Cloudy periods and isolated showers developing tomorrow, mainly north of Hokitika
Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago, except Clutha
Mainly fine. Cloud or fog patches tonight. Scattered rain tomorrow evening south of Timaru.
Clutha, Southland and Fiordland
Scattered rain or showers from this evening.
Chatham Islands
Fine and cloudy periods.
Outlook for following three days
Monday
North Island: Partly cloudy with isolated showers, clearing to fine through the afternoon and evening.
South Island: Early coastal showers in the west, south and east. Isolated afternoon and evening showers for inland Marlborough. Otherwise mainly fine.
Tuesday
North Island: Mainly fine. Isolated showers for Northland and Auckland.
South Island: Rain or showers developing in Fiordland and Westland. Becoming cloudy in Buller. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Wednesday
North Island: Partly cloudy in the west from Horowhenua Kapiti Coast northwards with isolated showers. Fine elsewhere.
South Island: Rain or showers in the west and far south. Partly cloudy elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Showers developing on Monday as southwesterlies strengthen, then clear on Tuesday with winds easing. Mainly fine with westerlies on Wednesday.
Issued: 4:18pm Saturday 20 Apr 2024