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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