Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Wednesday 16-Jul-2025 at 11:50am

Now the MetService long range forecast for all New Zealand to midnight Sunday

The Situation

A low in the northern Tasman Sea approaches the northern North Island, while a weak ridge of high pressure covers the rest of the country. Tomorrow, the low moves east across the North Island, while a ridge covers much of the South Island.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Northland, Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula

Showers, clearing this afternoon. Rain with brief heavy falls spreading south overnight and tomorrow morning, before easing to showers. Possible thunderstorms in Northland tomorrow morning and afternoon.

Waikato to Taranaki, including the central high country

Showers clearing this afternoon. Scattered rain developing tomorrow.

Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Mainly fine today. Rain with heavy falls developing tomorrow.

Whanganui to Wellington, also Wairarapa

Fine spells and isolated showers. Scattered rain developing tomorrow evening in Wairarapa.

Nelson and Buller to Westland

Cloudy periods and showers from Buller to northern Westland, fine elsewhere.

Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago

Mainly fine. Areas of fog tomorrow morning and evening. Patchy drizzle about the Kaikoura Coast tomorrow, and coastal Canterbury tomorrow evening.

Southland and Fiordland

Partly cloudy with a few showers, clearing inland Southland this evening.

Chatham Islands

Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Friday

North Island: Rain in the south and east, gradually clearing. Scattered showers elsewhere, easing. South Island: Scattered showers in the west and far south, turning to rain in Fiordland. Fine elsewhere.

Saturday

North Island: Mainly fine in the east and south. A few showers developing elsewhere. South Island: scattered showers in the south and west. Mainly fine elsewhere.

Sunday

North Island: Isolated showers. South Island: Rain developing in Fiordland. Mainly fine elsewhere.

And at the Chathams

Occasional showers. Southwesterlies.

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