Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Friday 02-May-2025 at 11:50am

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

The Situation

A deep low-pressure system is directing a strong, cold southerly flow over New Zealand, moving eastward today. As a ridge of high pressure begins to move onto the South Island on Saturday, the strong southerlies are expected to ease.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula, also Taranaki to Kapiti, including Taihape

Showers, some heavy with thunderstorms possible about Northland, Auckland and Coromandel until evening, clearing tomorrow.

Waikato, Waitomo, Taumarunui and Taupo, also Bay of Plenty

Mainly fine. Isolated afternoon showers.

Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Mostly cloudy. Rain spreading north today, then easing to isolated showers tomorrow morning.

Wellington and Wairarapa

Rain, with heavy falls in Wairarapa, easing to a few showers this afternoon, then clearing tomorrow afternoon.

Canterbury and Marlborough

Cloudy with isolated showers, clearing to fine overnight, then cloud and showers returning tomorrow evening.

Nelson to Westland, also Otago excluding Clutha and Dunedin

Fine, or becoming fine.

Fiordland, Southland, Clutha and Dunedin

Cloudy periods with showers, mainly about the southern coast.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods with showers, easing overnight.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Sunday

North Island: Scattered showers in the east, otherwise mainly fine. South Island: Showers in the east clearing later. Fine elsewhere.

Monday

North Island: Cloud and isolated showers in the northeast clearing. Fine elsewhere. South Island: Fine apart from a few showers for Fiordland and Buller.

Tuesday

North Island: Partly cloudy, with isolated showers in the south and north. South Island: Rain in Fiordland. Partly cloudy with showers in the west. Mainly fine in the elsewhere.

And at the Chathams

Isolated showers turning to rain for a time early Sunday, then clearing on Monday. Strong-to-gale southerlies, easing to for a time on Saturday morning, then easing Monday afternoon.

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