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Wettest in the West: A Rainy Start to Winter
04/06/2026
Covering period of Thursday 4th - Monday 8th June
 
Heavy Rain Watches and Warnings issued for Taranaki, Horowhenua, Kapiti, and Wellington from late Thursday evening.  
Temperatures set to drop this weekend.  
MetService is forecasting a rainy start to the first weekend of meteorological winter in the western regions of New Zealand, resulting from a front moving in from the Tasman Sea today (Thursday), bringing heavy rain and possible thunderstorms, especially in the western ranges.   

Heavy Rain Watches and Warnings are in effect for Taranaki, Horowhenua, Kapiti, and Wellington from late Thursday evening. The heavy rain will spread to central parts of the North Island on Friday morning, impacting 
Waitomo, Taumarunui, Taupō, and eastern Bay of Plenty.  

For the Taranaki region, we can expect 90 to 120 mm of rain, and 150 to 200 mm around Taranaki Maunga between 11pm today (Thursday) and 7pm Friday. In the eastern Bay of Plenty, we can expect 70 to 90 mm of rain between 5pm Friday and 5am Saturday. 

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SHORT FORECAST

Up Until Midnight Sunday

Northland to Horowhenua, Kapiti Coast including the central high country
Showers, some heavy with possible thunderstorms in the west, easing and becoming isolated overnight, then clearing from the south in the morning.

Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty
Fine spells and a few showers, clearing before dawn.

Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Mainly fine at first. Scattered showers spreading from the south tonight and overnight, clearing Hawke’s Bay in the morning and Gisborne later.

Wellington, Wairarapa, Marlborough and Nelson, also Canterbury
Showers at times, clearing from the south in the morning and becoming fine.

Buller, Grey, Westland
Mainly fine, apart from showers north of Greymouth, spreading elsewhere later tomorrow.

Fiordland
A few showers, turning to rain tomorrow.

Otago and Southland
Scattered showers, mainly from afternoon, some heavy with hail, clearing inland Southland in the morning.

Chatham Islands
Rain, possibly heavy and thundery, easing to showers this afternoon then clearing later tomorrow.

Extended Forecast

Monday
North Island: A few showers in the west and north, and rain in the south later. Otherwise cloudy periods. South Island: Scattered showers in the west and south, spreading elsewhere in the afternoon.

Tuesday
North Island: Scattered showers easing and retreating east later, otherwise clearing and becoming mainly fine. South Island: Showers in the south and east, clearing early in the east, otherwise mainly fine.

Wednesday
North Island: Fine, with remaining showers in the east from Wairarapa to Gisborne clearing. South Island: Fine, apart from isolated showers in Fiordland.

Chatham Islands
The odd shower with westerly winds Monday, turning to rain in the evening as winds strengthen to gale southwesterlies. Rain easing to showers Tuesday, then gradually easing Wednesday as gales ease.

Severe Thunderstorm INFORMATION

No Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in force.

Severe Weather Warnings & Watches

No Severe Weather Warnings in force.

Road Snowfall Warnings

 

No Road Snowfall Warnings in force.

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hEAVY sWELL wARNINGS

No Heavy Swell Warning in force for the Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti and Porirua coasts.

Swell warnings are issued directly to regional authorities for other selected coasts but are not currently published here.

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