Towns and Cities weather

North Island

Valid until midnight on Wednesday, 31 December 2025:

Auckland

  • High: 24

Cloudy periods with a few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and localised downpours possible from afternoon. Northerlies, strong in exposed places.

Gisborne

  • High: 28

Mainly fine with passing cloud. Northerlies.

Hamilton

  • High: 25

Cloudy periods with a few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and downpours possible from afternoon. Northerlies.

Hastings

  • High: 29

Mainly fine, with the chance of a shower or two. Northeasterlies, gusty in the afternoon.

Kaitaia

  • High: 23

Cloudy periods with a few showers, some heavy with thunderstorms possible from afternoon. Northerlies.

Levin

  • High: 26

Partly cloudy. A few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening. Northeasterlies.

Masterton

  • High: 25

Cloud breaking up in the morning, then showers from midday, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and downpours possible, clearing evening. Northeasterlies.

Napier

  • High: 28

Mainly fine, with the chance of a shower or two. Northeasterlies, gusty in the afternoon.

New Plymouth

  • High: 23

A few showers, possibly heavy before dawn and from afternoon. Northeasterlies, strong at times.

Palmerston North

  • High: 26

A few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and downpours possible from afternoon, clearing evening. Easterlies, turning northerly.

Paraparaumu

  • High: 24

Partly cloudy. A few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms possible from afternoon. Southerlies turning northerly in the morning.

Rotorua

  • High: 21

A few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms possible from afternoon. Northerlies.

Taumarunui

  • High: 24

Cloudy periods with a few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and downpours possible from afternoon. Light winds.

Taupō

  • High: 22

Cloudy periods with a few showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms possible from afternoon. Northerlies.

Tauranga

  • High: 24

Fine spells with the odd shower. Northerlies.

Whanganui

  • High: 26

Mostly cloudy. A few showers, some heavy from afternoon with squally thunderstorms possible, clearing evening. Easterlies, turning northerly.

Wellington

  • High: 19

Patchy drizzle, then fine spells from midday about Wellington City, but a few showers mainly about the Hutt Valley, where they may be thundery with downpours possible until evening. Southerlies, turning northerly in the evening.

Whangārei

  • High: 25

Cloudy periods with a few showers, possibly heavy from afternoon. Northerlies.

South Island

Valid until midnight on Wednesday, 31 December 2025:

Alexandra

  • High: 22

Partly cloudy. Easterlies developing for a time this afternoon and evening.

Blenheim

  • High: 20
Heavy Rain Watch

Occasional rain. Easterlies developing this morning.

Christchurch

  • High: 20

Patchy drizzle, clearing this afternoon. Southerlies, turning northeasterly this afternoon.

Dunedin

  • High: 16

Drizzle, clearing this evening. Easterlies, easing this evening.

Greymouth

  • High: 24

Periods of rain, heavy at times from afternoon with possible thunderstorms and downpours. Southeasterlies, easing this afternoon.

Invercargill

  • High: 20

Partly cloudy. Gusty easterlies, easing this afternoon.

Kaikōura

  • High: 18
Heavy Rain Watch

Patchy drizzle, clearing this afternoon. Southwesterlies, easing this afternoon.

Nelson

  • High: 21
Heavy Rain Warning

Periods of rain, possibly heavy. Northerlies developing this afternoon.

Oamaru

  • High: 16

Drizzle, clearing this afternoon. Southeasterlies, easing this evening.

Queenstown

  • High: 20

Partly cloudy, with chance of a shower this evening. Gusty northeasterlies, easing this afternoon.

Timaru

  • High: 18

Drizzle, clearing this afternoon. Southerlies developing this morning, easing this evening.

Wānaka

  • High: 21

Partly cloudy, with chance of a shower this evening. Southeasterlies, easing this afternoon.

Westport

  • High: 25
Heavy Rain Watch

Periods of rain, mainly from afternoon, heavy at times with possible thunderstorms. Northeasterlies.

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