Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Tuesday 29-Jul-2025 at 11:50am

Now the MetService long range forecast for all New Zealand to midnight Saturday

The Situation

A strong and moist northeast flow precedes a front as it moves east across New Zealand today and early tomorrow, followed by showery westerlies. Another front moves north across the South Island later tomorrow.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

A front brings heavy rain and northerly gales to many areas.

Northland to Taranaki, also Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Taupo

Rain, with heavy falls, easing from the west tonight and early tomorrow then showers, some heavy and possibly thundery in the west.

Gisborne to Wairarapa

Scattered rain, heavy about northern Gisborne, clearing tomorrow morning then fine.

Whanganui to Wellington, including Taihape

Occasional rain today. Showers tomorrow, mainly north of Wellington, with possible thunderstorms about Kapiti.

Marlborough and Nelson

Rain today with heavy falls. Fine spells and the odd shower tomorrow.

Buller to Fiordland

Periods of rain or showers, possibly heavy and thundery, clearing from the south tomorrow.

Canterbury, Otago and Southland

Often cloudy. Isolated showers becoming more widespread tomorrow, some heavy and possibly thundery.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods. Heavy rain late tomorrow, and northerlies rising to gale.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Thursday

North Island: Occasional rain or showers in the south and east. Scattered showers elsewhere, becoming confined to Northland later. South Island: Fine or becoming fine in the west. Showers elsewhere, turning to rain for a time in Canterbury.

Friday

North Island: Showers in the east and south. Mainly fine elsewhere, with showers in the north clearing. South Island: Scattered showers in the east. Mostly fine elsewhere, with showers clearing in the south.

Saturday

North Island: Showers in the east and south easing. Fine elsewhere. South Island: Generally fine, but a few showers in the south and a possible shower about Canterbury.

And at the Chathams

Periods of rain with heavy falls possible, easing to showers on Friday. Gale northerlies easing early Thursday then strong southerlies developing, rising to gale for a time on Friday.

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