Towns and Cities weather

North Island

Valid until midnight on Friday, 19 December 2025:

Auckland

  • High: 23

Cloudy periods with isolated showers developing in the morning, turning to rain at night. Westerlies.

Gisborne

  • High: 26

Mainly fine, cloud increasing through the day. Northwesterlies.

Hamilton

  • High: 21

Cloudy periods with the odd shower from afternoon, turning to rain in the evening, possibly heavy. Westerlies.

Hastings

  • High: 27

Mainly fine, cloud increasing through the day. Northwesterlies.

Kaitaia

  • High: 22

Cloudy periods with the chance of a shower or two. Westerlies developing before dawn.

Levin

  • High: 20

Cloudy with the chance of a shower, then a period of late afternoon and early evening rain. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

Masterton

  • High: 21

Mostly cloudy with a few showers developing in the afternoon. Northwesterlies, strong at times, turning southerly at night.

Napier

  • High: 27

Mainly fine, cloud increasing through the day. Northwesterlies.

New Plymouth

  • High: 20

A few showers turning to rain late afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

Palmerston North

  • High: 20

A few showers, turning to rain for a time late afternoon and early evening. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

Paraparaumu

  • High: 19

Cloudy with the chance of a shower, then a period of late afternoon and early evening rain. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

Rotorua

  • High: 20

Mostly cloudy with the chance of a shower. Rain developing at night. Westerlies.

Taumarunui

  • High: 20

Cloudy with the odd shower, more frequent in the afternoon, then turning to rain in the evening. Northwesterlies.

Taupō

  • High: 19

Cloudy with the odd afternoon shower, then rain developing in the evening. Westerlies, becoming strong for a time in the afternoon.

Tauranga

  • High: 24

Fine, then cloudy periods from afternoon with a few showers at night. Westerlies.

Whanganui

  • High: 22

A few showers, turning to rain for a time in the evening. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

Wellington

  • High: 19

Fine at first, becoming cloudy toward midday with occasional showers from afternoon. Strong northerlies, turning southerly at night.

Whangārei

  • High: 24

Fine at first, then cloudy periods with the chance of a shower from midday. Westerlies.

South Island

Valid until midnight on Friday, 19 December 2025:

Alexandra

  • High: 17

Rain becoming persistent in the morning, then easing in the afternoon, before clearing in the evening. Southwesterlies developing in the morning.

Blenheim

  • High: 23

High cloud with a spot or two of late afternoon rain, then fine spells developing. Northwesterlies, strong for a time in the afternoon.

Christchurch

  • High: 25

High cloud. Rain arriving around midday, possibly heavy and thundery, then easing to isolated showers in the evening. Northerlies, changing southwesterly late afternoon, with gales in exposed places before night.

Dunedin

  • High: 17

Rain becoming persistent in the morning, clearing afternoon as fine spells develop. Strong southerlies developing late morning, easing evening.

Greymouth

  • High: 18

A few showers, turning to rain for a time in the morning and afternoon, heavy at times with possible thunderstorms. Westerlies, strong at times.

Invercargill

  • High: 13

Rain easing to showers in the morning. Southwesterlies, becoming gusty in the afternoon.

Kaikōura

  • High: 23

High cloud. Rain at times from late afternoon. Northeasterlies developing in the morning, changing strong and gusty southwesterlies in the evening.

Nelson

  • High: 21

Mostly cloudy with rain for a time in the afternoon, then fine spells increasing. Westerlies, strong at times.

Oamaru

  • High: 18

Rain becoming persistent in the morning, possibly thundery in the afternoon, clearing towards evening. Strong southerlies from late morning, easing evening.

Queenstown

  • High: 15

Rain becoming persistent in the morning, then easing in the afternoon, before clearing in the evening. Southerlies developing in the morning.

Timaru

  • High: 24

High cloud. A period of rain in the afternoon and evening, possibly heavy and thundery. Northerlies, turning southerly in the afternoon.

Wānaka

  • High: 18

Rain developing in the morning, clearing in the afternoon as fine spells increase. Northwesterlies, turning southwesterly in the afternoon.

Westport

  • High: 18

A few showers, turning to rain for a time late morning and afternoon, heavy at times with possible thunderstorms. Westerlies, strong at times.

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