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Brief Forecast for all New Zealand
Valid to Midnight Sunday, 30-Aug
Northland to Manawatu, including Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty and the central high country
Partly cloudy. The odd shower.
Gisborne
Rain clearing to fine this morning.
Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, Kapiti and Wellington, also Nelson, and Marlborough
Fine, with areas of high cloud. Westerlies strong in southern Hawke's Bay and the Tararua District, gusting 100 km/h in exposed places from afternoon.
Buller to Westland
Showers.
Canterbury
Mainly fine. A few showers and possible hail about Banks Peninsula later this afternoon and evening.
Otago, Southland and Fiordland
Showers, some heavy and squally with hail. Snow may affect higher roads.
Chatham Islands
Showers this morning, then increasing fine breaks. Rain developing tonight.
Outlook for following three days
Monday
North Island: Showers, mainly in the west and south, but generally fine about Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. Westerly gales about the Tararua District.
South Island: Showers in the west and south, spreading elsewhere later. Gale westerlies in the south, easing.
Tuesday
North Island: Showers in the west and south, briefly spreading elsewhere. Becoming fine in the east later.
South Island: Showers in the west and far south. Fine or becoming fine elsewhere.
Wednesday
North Island: A few showers in the west. Fine in the east.
South Island: Showers in the west and far south, turning to rain in Westland and Fiordland. Partly cloudy elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Showers, some heavy, clearing Wednesday. Gale southwesterlies, easing and turning northwest on Wednesday.
Issued: 6:43am Sunday 30 Aug 2026