Towns and Cities weather
North Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 8 January 2026:
Auckland
- High: 23
Mainly fine, the odd morning shower possible in the west. Southwesterlies.
Gisborne
- High: 23
Fine. Light winds with afternoon sea breezes.
Hamilton
- High: 26
Fine. Southwesterlies.
Hastings
- High: 26
Fine. Light winds, afternoon sea breezes.
Kaitaia
- High: 24
Fine, but the chance of a morning shower. Southerlies.
Levin
- High: 25
Morning cloud, clearing to fine. Northwesterlies.
Masterton
- High: 29
Mainly fine, but a chance of an afternoon shower. Light winds.
Napier
- High: 24
Fine. Light winds, afternoon sea breezes.
New Plymouth
- High: 24
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Southwesterlies.
Palmerston North
- High: 26
Morning cloud, clearing to fine. Northwesterlies.
Paraparaumu
- High: 23
Morning cloud, clearing to fine. Northerlies.
Rotorua
- High: 27
Mainly fine, but the chance of an afternoon or evening shower. Light winds.
Taumarunui
- High: 28
Some morning and evening cloud, otherwise fine. Southwesterlies, easing at night.
Taupō
- High: 26
Fine, then patchy cloud developing with the chance of a shower from mid-afternoon. Southwesterlies.
Tauranga
- High: 29
Fine. Southwesterlies.
Whanganui
- High: 25
Morning cloud, clearing to fine. Westerlies.
Wellington
- High: 24
Fine. Light winds, northerlies developing in the evening.
Whangārei
- High: 25
Fine. Easterlies, turning southwesterly in the afternoon.
South Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 8 January 2026:
Alexandra
- High: 26
High cloud increasing, then periods of rain developing in the afternoon. Northwesterlies developing in the afternoon.
Blenheim
- High: 27
Fine. Easterlies developing in the afternoon.
Christchurch
- High: 24
Mainly fine, but areas of morning and evening cloud. Northeasterlies, turning northwesterly in the evening.
Dunedin
- High: 22
Cloudy periods, with rain for a time late afternoon and early evening. Northeasterlies, turning northwesterly late afternoon.
Greymouth
- High: 21
Cloudy periods, with the chance of a morning shower and a few spots of rain in the evening. Westerlies.
Invercargill
- High: 22
Cloud increasing, with a chance of a shower before dawn, turning to periods of rain in the afternoon. Northwesterlies.
Kaikōura
- High: 23
Fine. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.
Nelson
- High: 24
A fine day. Southwesterlies, turning northerly for a time in the afternoon.
Oamaru
- High: 22
Cloudy periods, with the odd shower from late afternoon. Northerlies.
Queenstown
- High: 21
Cloud increasing, with a few periods of rain in the afternoon and evening. Westerlies developing in the afternoon.
Timaru
- High: 23
Morning cloud clearing to fine, then high cloud increasing with a chance of an evening shower. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.
Wānaka
- High: 24
Cloud increasing, with a few periods of rain in the afternoon and evening. Northwesterlies developing in the afternoon, strong for a time.
Westport
- High: 22
Cloudy periods. A chance of a shower in the morning and again at night. Westerlies developing in the afternoon.
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