Towns and Cities weather
North Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 5 March 2026:
Auckland
- High: 22
Mainly fine, with passing cloud. Light winds and daytime sea breezes.
Gisborne
- High: 22
Fine. Easterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Hamilton
- High: 24
Fine. Westerlies for a time late afternoon and early evening.
Hastings
- High: 22
Fine. Light winds.
Kaitaia
- High: 22
Fine, then some cloud from afternoon. Light winds.
Levin
- High: 20
Mostly cloudy, but afternoon fine breaks. Afternoon northerlies.
Masterton
- High: 24
Fine. Northwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Napier
- High: 22
Fine. Easterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
New Plymouth
- High: 20
Mainly fine, some cloud this morning and afternoon. Westerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Palmerston North
- High: 21
Fine apart from some morning cloud. Westerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Paraparaumu
- High: 19
Mostly cloudy, but afternoon fine breaks. Northerlies developing in the morning.
Rotorua
- High: 22
Fine. Northerlies for a time late afternoon and early evening.
Taumarunui
- High: 23
Fog lifting in the morning, then becoming fine. Light winds.
Taupō
- High: 21
Fine. Light winds.
Tauranga
- High: 23
Fine. Northerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Whanganui
- High: 22
Fine apart from some morning cloud. Westerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Wellington
- High: 19
Cloudy periods, with longer afternoon fine breaks. Northerlies, strengthening this morning.
Whangārei
- High: 22
Fine, then some cloud from afternoon. Light winds.
South Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 5 March 2026:
Alexandra
- High: 26
Fine. Northwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Blenheim
- High: 26
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Northwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Christchurch
- High: 21
Areas of morning low cloud, clearing to fine. Northeasterlies.
Dunedin
- High: 21
Fine. Northeasterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Greymouth
- High: 19
Cloudy with a chance of a shower, clearing to fine in the afternoon. Cloud returning at night. Afternoon westerlies.
Invercargill
- High: 23
Partly cloudy with the a few showers this morning, then fine. Northwesterlies developing in the morning.
Kaikōura
- High: 21
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Light winds.
Nelson
- High: 21
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Afternoon northeasterlies.
Oamaru
- High: 19
Fine. Northeasterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Queenstown
- High: 22
Fine. Southwesterlies for a time afternoon and evening.
Timaru
- High: 21
Fine. Light winds.
Wānaka
- High: 24
Fine. Northwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Westport
- High: 19
Cloudy periods. Southwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
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- Main centre: 5:05, 5:40, 6:06, 6:33, 7:06, 8:07 am on weekdays and 5:30, 6:05, 7:06 and 8:07 on weekends
- Regional: 5:20am and 8:32am on weekdays, 5:30am and 7:05am on weekends
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- Long-range: 12:32pm on weekdays, 1:03pm on weekends
- Mountain: 4:03am and 3:06pm every day
- Coastal: 4:05am every day
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