Towns and Cities weather
North Island
Valid until midnight on Wednesday, 17 December 2025:
Auckland
- High: 20
Cloudy periods with a few showers, mainly in the morning. Southwesterlies, strong in the afternoon.
Gisborne
- High: 22
Rain, clearing to fine before dawn. Showers developing in the afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing in the evening. Northwesterlies, turning southerly in the afternoon.
Hamilton
- High: 19
Showers, possibly heavy, easing in the afternoon then clearing in the evening. Southwesterlies.
Hastings
- High: 22
Showers developing late morning, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing in the evening. Westerlies, turning southerly for a time in the afternoon.
Kaitaia
- High: 20
Cloudy periods, with a chance of a shower, mainly late morning. Southwesterlies.
Levin
- High: 18
Showers developing before dawn, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing in the evening. Westerlies, turning southerly in the morning.
Masterton
- High: 16
Showers developing this morning. Possible thunderstorms with hail this morning and afternoon. Southwesterlies developing this morning.
Napier
- High: 22
Showers developing late morning, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing in the evening. Westerlies, turning southerly for a time in the afternoon.
New Plymouth
- High: 20
Showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing to fine in the afternoon. The odd shower returning in the evening. Southwesterlies, turning southeasterly in the evening.
Palmerston North
- High: 18
Showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing in the afternoon. A few showers returning in the evening. Northwesterlies, turning southwesterly in the morning.
Paraparaumu
- High: 17
Showers developing before dawn, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing in the evening. Northwesterlies, turning southerly in the morning.
Rotorua
- High: 18
Rain, clearing to fine before dawn. Showers returning from late morning, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing in the evening. Southwesterlies.
Taumarunui
- High: 18
Showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing in the afternoon then clearing in the evening. Afternoon southwesterlies.
Taupō
- High: 17
Cloudy periods with a few showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail from late morning, clearing in the evening. Southwesterlies.
Tauranga
- High: 21
Cloudy periods with the odd shower, becoming more frequent and possibly heavy and thundery with hail from late morning, clearing in the evening. Southwesterlies.
Whanganui
- High: 19
Showers, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, clearing in the afternoon. A few showers returning in the evening. Northwesterlies, turning southwesterly in the morning.
Wellington
- High: 15
Fine to start. Showers developing in the morning, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, easing in the evening. Northerlies, turning southerly before dawn, strong from mid morning.
Whangārei
- High: 21
Mainly fine, but a chance of a shower. Southwesterlies.
South Island
Valid until midnight on Wednesday, 17 December 2025:
Alexandra
- High: 19
Cloudy periods. Southerlies developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Blenheim
- High: 19
Cloud increasing, then a period of afternoon rain. Light winds, becoming southerly in the afternoon.
Christchurch
- High: 17
Showers, possibly thundery with hail, turning to rain before dawn, then easing from afternoon as fine spells increase. Fresh southwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Dunedin
- High: 16
Cloudy periods with an early morning shower or two. Southwesterlies, easing towards evening.
Greymouth
- High: 19
Morning and evening cloud otherwise fine. Southwesterlies developing around midday.
Invercargill
- High: 16
Cloud increasing, with the chance of a late shower. Westerlies.
Kaikōura
- High: 15
A few showers, turning to rain for a time in the morning and afternoon. Possible thunderstorms and hail before dawn. Southwesterlies, rising to gale early morning, easing afternoon.
Nelson
- High: 21
Cloudy periods, with a few afternoon showers, possibly heavy and thundery. Southwesterlies, turning northeasterly in the afternoon.
Oamaru
- High: 15
Cloudy periods with an early morning shower or two. Southwesterlies, easing towards evening.
Queenstown
- High: 19
Cloudy periods. Southerlies developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Timaru
- High: 16
Showers turning to rain before dawn, then easing in the morning as fine spells increase. Southwesterlies, turning southeasterly in the afternoon.
Wānaka
- High: 20
Cloudy periods. Light winds.
Westport
- High: 18
Shower or two before dawn, possibly heavy and thundery with hail, then becoming mainly fine. Fresh southwesterlies.
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