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    Home >Weather >Brief Summary

    NZ Summary Forecasts


    National Short Range Summary


    Northland and Auckland
    Partly cloudy, with isolated morning showers, then longer afternoon fine spells.

    The remainder of the North Island
    Fine, apart from areas of morning fog and frost inland. Areas of cloud developing in the west from Waikato to Kapiti Coast in the evening.

    Marlborough and Nelson
    Fine with morning frosts in sheltered places, but cloudy periods with a chance of a late morning or early afternoon shower about Nelson and the Sounds.

    Buller, Grey and Westland
    Fine, then cloud increasing with isolated showers developing late morning.

    Fiordland
    Isolated showers turning to rain at night.

    Canterbury, Otago and Southland
    Mainly fine with areas of morning frost. Morning cloud in Southland, and isolated showers about Stewart Island clearing in the afternoon

    Chatham Islands
    Rain with possible thunderstorms, easing to showers in the morning, then clearing in the afternoon.


    National Long Range Forecast to 6 September


    Thursday
    North Island: Scattered showers in the west. Mainly fine elsewhere with isolated afternoon showers inland. South Island: Rain in the west, with heavy falls. Periods of rain in the south. Mainly fine elsewhere with increasing cloud.

    Friday
    North Island: Scattered showers in the west, turning to rain from Whanganui to Kapiti later. Fine in the east. South Island: Rain in the west, with heavy falls. Periods of rain in the south, spreading elsewhere later.

    Saturday
    North Island: Rain in the south, spreading everywhere early, easing to a few showers late. South Island: Rain in the west, with heavy falls, clearing. Showers in the south with snow lowering to 400 metres for a time. Periods of rain elsewhere, clearing.

    Chatham Islands
    A few showers, clearing Thursday morning and becoming fine in the evening. Rain with heavy falls on Saturday. Southwesterlies turning northwest Thursday morning, becoming strong on Friday then changing southwest on Saturday.


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