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
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
Patchy drizzle, clearing this afternoon. Southwesterlies, easing this afternoon.
Nelson
- High: 21
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
Periods of rain, mainly from afternoon, heavy at times with possible thunderstorms. Northeasterlies.
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Coastal weather Posted: 19/12/2025 04:08
Broadcast times
- Short: follows on the hour news bulletins (excluding 1:00pm on weekends)
- 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, 6:05am on Saturdays and 7:05am on Sundays
- Towns and Cities: 7:32am on weekdays
- 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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