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    Home >Weather >Brief Summary

    NZ Summary Forecasts


    National Short Range Summary


    Northland south to Waitomo, Taumarunui, Taupo, Bay of Plenty
    Rain developing tonight, changing to showers in the morning, some possibly heavy and thundery with hail. Showers easing tomorrow night.

    Gisborne, Hawke's Bay
    Mostly fine, however brief rain overnight tonight.

    Taranaki and Taihape to Kapiti
    Rain, turning to showers overnight, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing later tomorrow.

    Wellington, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Canterbury
    Occasional rain this evening, but dry for the Canterbury coast and Plains and Kaikoura Coast. Mainly fine tomorrow, with the chance of a shower.

    Nelson, Buller to Fiordland
    Showers, heavy at times with possible thunderstorms and hail, easing tomorrow evening.

    Otago, Southland
    Partly cloudy tonight, with showers in the west. Showers spreading throughout tomorrow, with snow above 500 metres in Clutha tomorrow night.

    Chatham Islands
    A few showers. Rain developing morning, then clearing.


    National Long Range Forecast to 1 September


    Saturday
    North Island: Isolated showers becoming scattered, some heavy. Mainly dry in the east. South Island: Showers in the west, turning to rain with some heavy falls, and spreading to Southland and Otago later. Mainly dry elsewhere.

    Sunday
    North Island: Rain, easing in the north and east later. South Island: Rain in the north and east easing. Showers elsewhere, possibly heavy.

    Monday
    North Island: Scattered showers in the west. Mainly fine with isolated showers elsewhere. South Island: Periods of rain in the south and west, easing later. A few showers in the east.

    Chatham Islands
    A few showers late morning and afternoon on Saturday. Showers developing on Sunday and turning to rain later. Rain easing to showers on Monday. Westerlies turning northerly late Saturday. Changing gale southerly late Sunday. Turning gale westerly Monday morning then easing later.


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