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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Sunday, 23-Feb
Northland to the Kapiti Coast, including Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and the central high country
Areas of morning cloud and the odd shower in the west. Becoming mainly fine.
Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Wellington and Marlborough
Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Nelson
Mostly fine. Isolated showers about the ranges this afternoon and evening.
Buller, Grey and Westland
Isolated showers about Grey and Buller, clearing this morning and becoming fine everywhere.
Canterbury
Cloudy with isolated showers, then fine breaks developing this afternoon.
Otago, Fiordland and Southland
Mostly cloudy and a few showers, but fine about Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes. Showers clearing and fine spells developing this afternoon
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods and a few showers, mainly this afternoon.
Outlook for following three days
Monday
North Island: Fine, apart from a few showers in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne
South Island: Fine, except for a few showers in Westland and Fiordland, turning to rain in Fiordland in the evening.
Tuesday
North Island: Fine in the east. Partly cloudy with isolated showers elsewhere.
South Island: Rain spreading north, with heavy falls possible in the west. Easing to showers in the south.
Wednesday
North Island: A few showers, mainly in the south and east.
South Island: Fine, or becoming fine in the west. Showers elsewhere, gradually easing.
Chatham Islands
Cloudy periods and a few showers, clearing late Monday but returning late Tuesday. Strong southwesterlies, easing late Monday, then turning strong northwest on Tuesday. Changing southwest again early Wednesday.
Issued: 4:48am Sunday 23 Feb 2025