Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Friday 09-Jan-2026 at 11:50am

Now the MetService long range forecast for all New Zealand to midnight Tuesday

The Situation

A slow moving ridge of high pressure lies over the North Island, while a weakening front over the South Island moves onto central New Zealand today. The ridge over the North Island persists tomorrow while fronts embedded in a northwest flow affect the South Island.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Northland, Auckland, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty

Mainly fine, apart from some morning cloud.

Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa

Fine and warm.

Waikato to Wellington, including the central high country

Partly cloudy. Isolated light showers developing today, becoming confined to the ranges tomorrow.

Buller and Grey

Occasional rain or showers, possibly heavy today.

Nelson and Marlborough

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers about Marlborough later today and Nelson tomorrow.

Westland and Fiordland

Scattered showers today, rain with some heavy falls tomorrow. Thunderstorms also possible from tomorrow evening.

Canterbury

Cloud and isolated showers spreading north today. Scattered rain tomorrow morning, then fine and warm.

Otago and Southland

Isolated showers today. Periods of rain tomorrow, clearing in the afternoon in the afternoon.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods. A few showers tomorrow evening.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Sunday

North Island: Cloudy periods with isolated showers in the west, mainly fine elsewhere. South Island: Rain spreading north, with heavy falls mainly in the west. Easing to showers in the south later.

Monday

North Island: Rain spreads north, then clears in the west and south late, easing to a few showers elsewhere. South Island: Rain in the north and east, clearing early. Scattered showers elsewhere becoming confined to Fiordland and the far south.

Tuesday

North Island: Partly cloudy. A few showers about Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, with isolated showers developing about Northland later. South Island: Showers about Fiordland and the south coast. Partly cloudy elsewhere, with isolated showers developing.

And at the Chathams

Fine on Sunday. A period of rain on Monday, then a few showers which clear to fine on Tuesday. Strong northwesterlies developing Sunday, turning southwest early Monday then easing Tuesday.

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