Towns and Cities weather

North Island

Valid until midnight on Tuesday, 17 March 2026:

Auckland

  • High: 24

Mainly fine, afternoon cloud. Light winds, then easterlies developing in the evening.

Gisborne

  • High: 24

Fine. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

Hamilton

  • High: 24

Morning and late evening fog, otherwise mainly fine. Light winds.

Hastings

  • High: 23

Fine. Northeasterlies developing in the morning.

Kaitaia

  • High: 24

Fine spells with the chance of an afternoon or evening shower. Southeasterlies from afternoon.

Levin

  • High: 23

Fine apart from some morning cloud. Light winds.

Masterton

  • High: 24

Fine apart from some possible early fog. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

Napier

  • High: 22

Fine. Northeasterlies developing in the morning.

New Plymouth

  • High: 21

Fine apart from some morning cloud. Light winds.

Palmerston North

  • High: 24

Fine apart from some morning low cloud or fog. Light winds.

Paraparaumu

  • High: 21

Fine apart from some morning cloud. Northeasterlies, dying out in the morning.

Rotorua

  • High: 22

Morning low cloud or fog clearing, becoming mainly fine. Afternoon northeasterlies.

Taumarunui

  • High: 24

Fine apart from morning and late evening low cloud or fog. Light winds.

Taupō

  • High: 22

Morning low cloud or fog clearing, becoming mainly fine. Light winds, then northeasterlies developing in the evening.

Tauranga

  • High: 23

Fine spells with the chance of a morning shower. Afternoon northerlies.

Whanganui

  • High: 23

Fine. Northerlies easing in the morning.

Wellington

  • High: 20

Fine apart from some morning cloud. Northerlies, turning southerly for a time in the afternoon.

Whangārei

  • High: 22

Fine spells with the chance of a morning or afternoon shower. Easterlies developing in the afternoon.

South Island

Valid until midnight on Tuesday, 17 March 2026:

Alexandra

  • High: 25

Fine. Northerlies, strong at times from afternoon.

Blenheim

  • High: 22

Morning low cloud or fog, otherwise fine. Light winds, afternoon sea breezes.

Christchurch

  • High: 21

Areas of morning low cloud or fog, otherwise fine. Northerlies.

Dunedin

  • High: 18

Cloudy periods. Northeasterlies from afternoon.

Greymouth

  • High: 20

Partly cloudy. The odd shower developing late evening or at night. Westerlies.

Invercargill

  • High: 22

Light pre-dawn showers, otherwise fine in the morning. Cloud and showers developing in the afternoon with northerly winds.

Kaikōura

  • High: 19

Morning low cloud or fog, otherwise fine. Light winds, afternoon sea breezes.

Nelson

  • High: 22

Fine. Light winds, afternoon sea breezes.

Oamaru

  • High: 18

Fine apart from morning cloud. Northeasterlies.

Queenstown

  • High: 22

Partly cloudy. Northerlies, strong at times from afternoon.

Timaru

  • High: 19

Fine apart from morning cloud. Northeasterlies.

Wānaka

  • High: 24

Partly cloudy. Northerlies, strong at times from afternoon.

Westport

  • High: 20

Fine. Light winds, afternoon sea breezes.

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