New Zealand weather
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A fine Christmas Day, apart from some morning cloud. Northerlies, strong at times.
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Rain with heavy falls in the morning, otherwise fine. Gale northwesterlies.
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A few showers clearing to fine in the morning. Strong northwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Weather around New Zealand:
wellington
A fine Christmas Day, apart from some morning cloud. Northerlies, strong at times.
auckland
Mainly fine. The odd shower north of Warkworth, and the chance of a shower elsewhere from afternoon. Light winds and daytime sea breezes.
christchurch
A mainly fine Christmas with high cloud and the chance of an afternoon or early evening shower. Easterlies turning strong northerly this afternoon.
dunedin
Cloudy periods. A few showers from afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing at night. Northwesterlies, easing in the morning.
tauranga
A fine Christmas Day. Northerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
hamilton
Morning cloud and fog, clearing to a sunny Christmas Day, but clouding over again this evening. Westerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
whangarei
Showers, possibly heavy, clearing this evening. Northwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
napier
A fine Christmas Day. Westerlies, turning northeasterly late morning to early evening.
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National Short-Range Forecast
Scattered rain, possibly heavy, clearing this evening.
The remainder of the North IslandGenerally fine, with areas of morning cloud or fog. A possible shower about Auckland and Coromandel from afternoon, and a few evening showers about eastern Bay of Plenty.
Nelson and MarlboroughMainly fine but high cloud increasing. Rain developing about the western ranges this morning, possibly heavy.
CanterburyCloud increasing. Rain developing inland this morning, heavy about the divide, and scattered falls spreading elsewhere, mainly south of Ashburton.
Buller to FiordlandPeriods of rain or showers, with some heavy and possibly thundery falls.
Otago and SouthlandShowers, some heavy and possibly thundery from afternoon.
Chatham IslandsMainly fine with a few cloudy periods.
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National Long-Range Forecast
North Island: Rain or showers developing from the west, easing later. South Island: Showers in the west and north, possibly heavy, clearing from Nelson and Marlborough later. Mainly fine elsewhere, but showers about Otago and Southland in the afternoon and evening, possibly heavy.
SaturdayNorth 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.
SundayFine to start, then a few showers developing, mainly inland. Showers easing in the evening.
