Towns and Cities weather
North Island
Valid until midnight on Friday, 9 January 2026:
Auckland
- High: 25
Fine apart from some early morning cloud. Southwesterlies.
Gisborne
- High: 30
Fine. Northwesterlies, turning southwesterly for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Hamilton
- High: 25
Fine apart from early morning and evening cloud. Westerlies.
Hastings
- High: 33
Fine. Westerlies picking up in the morning. Very hot.
Kaitaia
- High: 25
Fine apart from some early morning cloud. Southwesterlies.
Levin
- High: 23
Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Occasional drizzle developing in the evening. Westerlies.
Masterton
- High: 29
Fine. Westerlies.
Napier
- High: 33
Fine. Westerlies picking up in the morning. Very hot.
New Plymouth
- High: 23
Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Possible drizzle at night. Westerlies, strong in the afternoon and evening.
Palmerston North
- High: 23
Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Occasional drizzle developing in the evening. Westerlies picking up in the morning.
Paraparaumu
- High: 22
Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Occasional drizzle developing in the evening. Northerlies.
Rotorua
- High: 27
Fine apart from some early morning cloud. Southwesterlies picking up in the morning.
Taumarunui
- High: 27
Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Drizzle possible in the evening. Light winds.
Taupō
- High: 25
Fine apart from some early morning cloud. Westerlies picking up in the morning.
Tauranga
- High: 29
Fine apart from some early morning cloud. Westerlies.
Whanganui
- High: 25
Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Occasional drizzle developing in the evening. Westerlies picking up in the morning.
Wellington
- High: 23
Fine, then cloudy in the evening, with possible drizzle in the ranges. Strong northerlies easing in the evening.
Whangārei
- High: 26
Fine. Southwesterlies.
South Island
Valid until midnight on Friday, 9 January 2026:
Alexandra
- High: 27
Mainly fine, a shower or two before dawn. Gusty northwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Blenheim
- High: 32
Fine with high cloud increasing from late morning. Strong westerlies, easing in the afternoon. Very hot.
Christchurch
- High: 30
Mainly fine. Isolated showers developing for a time around midday and early afternoon, possibly heavy. Strong northwesterlies, turning lighter southeasterly in the afternoon.
Dunedin
- High: 21
Mainly fine. A few spots of rain possible before dawn. Southwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Greymouth
- High: 22
Occasional rain. Northwesterlies.
Invercargill
- High: 18
Occasional showers, easing in the morning, then clearing. Westerlies, strong at times.
Kaikōura
- High: 29
Fine with high cloud increasing from late morning. Strong westerlies, easing in the afternoon. Very hot.
Nelson
- High: 27
A fine day. Light winds, northerlies developing late morning.
Oamaru
- High: 19
Mainly fine with high cloud. A shower or two possible before dawn. Northerlies, turning easterly by midday.
Queenstown
- High: 23
Mainly fine, a shower or two before dawn. Gusty northwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Timaru
- High: 23
Fine with high cloud. Easterlies developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Wānaka
- High: 28
Mainly fine, a shower or two before dawn. Northwesterlies, gusty for a time in the afternoon.
Westport
- High: 22
Occasional rain, clearing in the evening. Westerlies developing before dawn.
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