Towns and Cities weather
North Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 29 January 2026:
Auckland
- High: 25
Fine, with some evening cloud. Southwesterlies developing in the afternoon.
Gisborne
- High: 29
Fine. Northwesterlies, but southeasterlies for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Hamilton
- High: 25
Mainly fine with some passing cloud. Southwesterlies.
Hastings
- High: 30
Fine. Westerlies, but easterlies for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Kaitaia
- High: 26
Mainly fine with the chance of an afternoon shower. Light winds.
Levin
- High: 21
Partly cloudy with a possible evening shower. Northwesterlies.
Masterton
- High: 24
Fine, then high cloud moves over though the day. Westerlies, gusty for a time in this afternoon.
Napier
- High: 28
Fine. Westerlies, but easterlies for a time in the afternoon and evening.
New Plymouth
- High: 22
Mainly fine, some evening cloud. Westerlies.
Palmerston North
- High: 22
Mainly fine, some evening cloud. Northwesterlies.
Paraparaumu
- High: 20
Cloudy periods, with a possible shower from afternoon. Northerlies.
Rotorua
- High: 25
Mainly fine. Westerlies.
Taumarunui
- High: 25
Mainly fine with passing cloud. Westerlies.
Taupō
- High: 24
Mainly fine. Westerlies.
Tauranga
- High: 27
Mainly fine, chance of an afternoon shower. Northwesterlies developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Whanganui
- High: 23
Mainly fine, some evening cloud. Westerlies.
Wellington
- High: 20
Partly cloudy, with a possible shower in the evening. Strong northwesterlies, easing in the evening.
Whangārei
- High: 26
Mainly fine with the chance of an afternoon shower. Easterlies developing for a time in the afternoon.
South Island
Valid until midnight on Thursday, 29 January 2026:
Alexandra
- High: 26
Cloudy periods, with a shower or two in the afternoon, then fine spells increasing. Westerlies, turning southerly in the afternoon.
Blenheim
- High: 26
Fine, apart from high cloud and the chance of a shower in the afternoon. Westerlies.
Christchurch
- High: 26
Cloud clearing to fine for a time this afternoon, then returning in the evening. Northwesterlies, turning southerly in the evening, gusty for a time in exposed places.
Dunedin
- High: 22
A few showers in the afternoon and early evening, possibly heavy. Clearing to fine in the evening. Southerlies, briefly gusty this afternoon.
Greymouth
- High: 20
Mostly cloudy with showers. Westerlies.
Invercargill
- High: 18
Cloudy periods with the chance of a shower. Strong westerlies.
Kaikōura
- High: 24
Mainly fine, high cloud and the chance of a shower in the afternoon. Cloud again at night. Light winds, then gusty southerlies at night.
Nelson
- High: 24
Fine, apart from some high cloud in the afternoon. Westerlies.
Oamaru
- High: 25
Cloudy periods. A few showers in the afternoon and early evening, possibly heavy. Northwesterlies, turning southerly in the afternoon, briefly gusty.
Queenstown
- High: 22
Mainly fine but the chance of a shower in the afternoon. Southwesterlies.
Timaru
- High: 26
Cloudy periods. A few showers, possibly heavy in the afternoon and early evening. Northwesterlies, turning southerly in the afternoon, gusty for a time.
Wānaka
- High: 24
Mainly fine but the chance of a shower in the afternoon. Northwesterlies.
Westport
- High: 20
Mostly cloudy, with showers easing in the evening. Westerlies.
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