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18°C

  • 20°C15°C

    A fine Christmas Day, apart from some morning cloud. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

  • 19°C14°C

    Rain developing in the morning, briefly heavy, easing to isolated showers in the evening. Strong northerlies, gusting 90 km/h in exposed places, easing around midday.

  • 19°C12°C

    A few showers clearing to fine in the morning. Strong northwesterlies, easing in the evening.

Weather around New Zealand:

wellington

20°C15°C

A fine Christmas Day, apart from some morning cloud. Northwesterlies, strong at times.

auckland

25°C17°C

Mainly fine. The odd shower north of Warkworth, and the chance of a shower elsewhere from late afternoon. Light winds and daytime sea breezes.

christchurch

26°C12°C

Fine to start, then mostly cloudy with the odd shower in the afternoon and early evening. Easterlies turning strong northerly this afternoon.

dunedin

21°C10°C

Cloudy periods. A few showers from afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing at night. Northwesterlies, easing in the morning.

tauranga

24°C15°C

A fine Christmas Day, then evening cloud. Northerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.

hamilton

25°C12°C

A sunny Christmas Day, but clouding over this evening. Westerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.

whangarei

25°C17°C

A few showers, possibly heavy from afternoon, clearing this evening. Light winds.

napier

26°C16°C

A fine Christmas Day. Westerlies, turning northeasterly late morning to early evening.

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National Short-Range Forecast

Northland to Waikato also Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty.

Partly cloudy. Showers about Northland today. Rain spreading south tomorrow with heavy falls, possible thunderstorms and downpours.

Waitomo and the central high country

Cloud increasing. Rain developing tomorrow afternoon, possibly heavy.

Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Mainly fine. Occasional rain tomorrow evening.

Taranaki to Wellington

Partly cloudy. Rain at times tomorrow, heavy for Taranaki and Wellington

Nelson and Marlborough

Cloud increasing. Rain developing tonight, easing to showers tomorrow morning, clearing evening.

Canterbury

Rain, heavy about the divide with scattered falls spreading elsewhere. Becoming mainly fine tomorrow with a few coastal showers morning and afternoon.

Buller to Fiordland

Rain or showers, some heavy with possible thunderstorms.

Otago and Southland

Showers, some heavy with possible thunderstorms afternoons and evenings.

Chatham Islands

Mainly fine today. Cloudy tomorrow with evening showers.

Moon Phases:

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Last Quarter

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National Long-Range Forecast

Saturday

North Island: Rain in the north, clearing in the morning. Isolated showers elsewhere. South Island: Showers about the west coast easing. Partly cloudy elsewhere with showers in the afternoon and evening, possibly heavy.

Sunday

North Island: Fine to start, then a few showers developing, mainly inland. Showers easing in the evening. South Island: A few showers in the east, extending elsewhere in the afternoon, clearing in the evening.

Monday

North Island: Periods of rain with heavy falls, clearing in the north. South Island: Rain developing in the north and west. Partly cloudy with isolated showers elsewhere.

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