Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Monday 05-Jan-2026 at 11:50am

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

The Situation

A ridge of high pressure dominates over Aotearoa/New Zealand today. Tomorrow a weak front approaches the south of the South Island from the southwest, ending the day about Fiordland.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Northland, Auckland and Coromandel

Mainly fine, isolated showers during the afternoons and evenings.

Bay of Plenty and Rotorua

Often cloudy. Isolated showers developing this evening, some possibly heavy from tomorrow afternoon, clearing tomorrow evening.

Waikato to Waitomo, also the central high country

Mainly fine. Isolated showers this afternoon and evening, mostly about the ranges.

Gisborne, Hawke's Bay

Mainly fine. Isolated showers during the afternoons and evenings, mostly about the ranges.

Whanganui to Wellington, also Wairarapa and Nelson to Marlborough

Mainly fine, areas of cloud from Manawatu to Wellington tomorrow.

Buller, Grey, Westland and Fiordland

Cloudy periods. Isolated showers, turning to rain in southern Fiordland late tomorrow.

Canterbury, Otago and Southland

Mainly fine, isolated showers during the afternoons and evenings. Low cloud or fog about coastal Canterbury tomorrow morning.

Chatham Islands

Fine spells.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Wednesday

North Island: Mainly fine. Afternoon and evening showers on and north of the central plateau. South Island: A period of rain for Fiordland and Southland. Scattered showers elsewhere.

Thursday

North Island: Mainly fine, isolated afternoon or evening showers for most, some possibly heavy for Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty South Island: Rain developing in the west and south, with possibly heavy falls for Fiordland and Westland. Scattered showers elsewhere.

Friday

North Island: A few showers developing in the west. Mainly fine elsewhere with isolated afternoon showers about the ranges. South Island: Rain in the west, easing. Partly cloudy elsewhere with isolated afternoon and evening showers.

And at the Chathams

Mainly fine Wednesday, cloud increasing Thursday with isolated showers developing late. Showers clearing Friday and becoming fine. Northerlies dying out overnight Wednesday. Northwesterlies developing early Friday, changing southwest later Friday.

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