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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