Towns and Cities weather
North Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 12 February 2026:
Auckland
- High: 27
Cloudy periods. Chance of a shower at night. Easterlies, gusty from afternoon.
Gisborne
- High: 25
Mainly fine, chance of a shower. Southeasterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Hamilton
- High: 26
Mainly fine, some morning cloud. Easterlies developing in the morning.
Hastings
- High: 26
Fine apart from some morning cloud. Northeasterlies developing early afternoon.
Kaitaia
- High: 26
Cloudy. Occasional showers, possibly heavy in the morning. Easterlies.
Levin
- High: 28
Fine. Light winds, afternoon southwesterlies.
Masterton
- High: 28
Cloudy, clearing to fine in the morning as northeasterlies develop.
Napier
- High: 25
Fine apart from some morning cloud. Easterlies from afternoon.
New Plymouth
- High: 25
Fine. Light winds.
Palmerston North
- High: 28
Fine. Southeasterlies dying out in the afternoon.
Paraparaumu
- High: 24
Fine. Light winds, afternoon southwesterlies.
Rotorua
- High: 24
Fine apart from some morning and evening cloud. Northeasterlies developing in the morning.
Taumarunui
- High: 29
Fine. Light winds, afternoon northeasterlies.
Taupō
- High: 26
Mainly fine. Chance of a shower from late afternoon. Northeasterlies developing in the morning.
Tauranga
- High: 25
Cloudy periods. Chance of a shower morning and night. Southeasterlies, turning northeasterly in the morning.
Whanganui
- High: 27
Fine. Light winds, afternoon southwesterlies.
Wellington
- High: 24
Fine. Light winds, daytime sea breezes. Hot and humid about the Hutt Valley.
Whangārei
- High: 25
Cloudy. Occasional showers, possibly heavy in the morning. Easterlies.
South Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 12 February 2026:
Alexandra
- High: 30
Fine. Northerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Blenheim
- High: 28
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Northeasterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Christchurch
- High: 22
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Northeasterlies, picking up for a time afternoon and early evening.
Dunedin
- High: 23
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Northeasterlies, picking up for a time afternoon and early evening.
Greymouth
- High: 23
Fine apart from some evening cloud. Northerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Invercargill
- High: 28
Fine and warm. Northerlies for a time late morning to early evening.
Kaikōura
- High: 24
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Northeasterlies picking up in the afternoon.
Nelson
- High: 23
Fine. Northerlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Oamaru
- High: 22
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Northeasterlies.
Queenstown
- High: 26
Mainly fine, evening high cloud. Northeasterlies developing early afternoon.
Timaru
- High: 24
Morning cloud clearing to fine. Easterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Wānaka
- High: 28
Mainly fine, evening high cloud. Northwesterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
Westport
- High: 23
Fine apart from some evening cloud. Northeasterlies for a time afternoon and early evening.
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Broadcast times
- Short: follows on the hour news bulletins (excluding 1:00pm on weekends)
- Main centre: 5:05, 5:40, 6:06, 6:33, 7:06, 8:07 am on weekdays and 5:30, 6:05, 7:06 and 8:07 on weekends
- Regional: 5:20am and 8:32am on weekdays, 5:30am and 7:05am on weekends
- Towns and Cities: 7:32am on weekdays
- Long-range: 12:32pm on weekdays, 1:03pm on weekends
- Mountain: 4:03am and 3:06pm every day
- Coastal: 4:05am every day
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