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South Island weather forecast

- Blenheim
 13
- Christchurch
 10
- Dunedin
 10
- Hokitika
 18
- Invercargill
 11
- Kaikoura
 11
- Nelson
 15
- Oamaru
 10
- Queenstown
 15
- Timaru
 10
- Wanaka
 14
- Westport
 16
National Summary

Northland

Scattered rain, becoming widespread tomorrow afternoon, with some brief heavy falls later in the day.

Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula

Patchy drizzle clearing overnight and fog patches developing. Fine spells tomorrow, but further rain from evening, with some heavy falls at night.

Waikato to Kapiti, including Bay of Plenty and Taupo

Fog patches at first tomorrow. Otherwise mostly fine, with increasing high cloud. Scattered rain developing in Bay of Plenty at night.

Gisborne to Wairarapa, also Wellington and Marlborough

Becoming cloudy, with patchy drizzle developing in the morning, turning to rain in Gisborne at night.

Buller and Nelson

Fine spells, with isolated afternoon showers.

Canterbury Cloudy with light rain or drizzle.

Otago and Southland

Cloudy with coastal drizzle patches. However, fine spells developing inland tomorrow.

Westland and Fiordland

Rain about Westland clearing overnight to leave a mostly fine day tomorrow.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods.

Forecast for Wednesday

  Forecast Min °C Max °C Chance of Rain Frost risk UV
Blenheim Rain Rain 6 13 60% Nil Moderate
Christchurch Rain Rain 7 10 60% Nil Moderate
Dunedin Drizzle clearing Drizzle clearing 7 10 30% Nil Moderate
Hokitika Mostly sunny Mostly sunny 7 18 10% Nil Moderate
Invercargill Increasing sunshine Increasing sunshine 3 11 10% Moderate Moderate
Kaikoura Rain Rain 7 11 60% Nil Moderate
Nelson Late shower Late shower 6 15 40% Nil Moderate
Oamaru Drizzle clearing Drizzle clearing 5 10 30% Slight Moderate
Queenstown Increasing sunshine Increasing sunshine 3 15 10% Moderate Moderate
Timaru Rain Rain 6 10 60% Nil Moderate
Wanaka Increasing sunshine Increasing sunshine 4 14 10% Slight Moderate
Westport Late shower Late shower 8 16 40% Nil Moderate