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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Wednesday, 15-Oct
Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty
Isolated showers, becoming confined to the west coast in the morning.
Waitomo, Taumarunui, Taupo, Taihape, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Rain, with some heavy falls and the chance of a thunderstorm or two. Easing to isolated showers overnight.
Taranaki to Kapiti
Cloudy periods with scattered showers, especially today and again tomorrow evening.
Wellington, Wairarapa, Marlborough and Nelson
Cloud and a few showers, clearing overnight to mainly fine.
Buller to Westland
Fine today. Showers tomorrow, some heavy.
Canterbury, Otago and Southland
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers.
Fiordland
Isolated showers, becoming widespread and heavier tomorrow, with thunderstorms possible in the morning.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy with one or two showers. Becoming fine tomorrow.
Outlook for following three days
Thursday
North Island: Showers in the west. Mainly fine elsewhere, but a few showers about Wairarapa later.
South Island: Rain in the west and south easing to isolated showers in the afternoon, then clearing in the evening. Mainly fine elsewhere, with a possible afternoon shower.
Friday
North Island: Mainly fine.
South Island: Rain developing in the west and far south, but only a few late showers in Buller. Mostly fine elsewhere.
Saturday
North Island: Partly cloudy with isolated showers, mainly in the west.
South Island: Rain spreading north, with heavy falls in the west.
Chatham Islands
Showers developing on Thursday, clearing to fine on Friday. Becoming cloudy late Saturday. Northwesterlies developing early Thursday, changing strong southwest later Thursday, then dying out Friday. Northwesterlies developing again on Saturday.
Issued: 7:22pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025