New Zealand weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Zealand is expected to be 11°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Zealand (Wellington) for more weather parameters.

• Wednesday
  8th Jul
  11
  9
  
  2
  1
• Thursday
  9th Jul
  9
  6
  
  2
  1
• Friday
  10th Jul
  8
  6
  
  2
  1
• Saturday
  11th Jul
  8
  4
  
  3
  1
• Sunday
  12th Jul
  9
  3
  
  9
  1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 8th July 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New Zealand (Wellington) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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• 16
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• 12
  Rotorua
• 11
  Wellington
• 10
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• 4
  Queenstown

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for New Zealand for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Wellington and may not represent the whole of New Zealand. Browse more destinations in New Zealand to view more weather forecasts.

New Zealand weather for Wednesday 8th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 52 kph from the south.

• 11
  °C maximum temperature
• 9
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 98
  % chance of some rain
• <20
  mm of rainfall expected
• 11
  °C wind chill
• 52
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Thursday 9th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 53 kph from the south.

• 9
  °C maximum temperature
• 6
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 49
  % chance of some rain
• <10
  mm of rainfall expected
• 4
  °C wind chill
• 53
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Friday 10th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 41 kph from the south.

• 8
  °C maximum temperature
• 6
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 51
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• 3
  °C wind chill
• 41
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Saturday 11th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 27% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south.

• 8
  °C maximum temperature
• 4
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 27
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• 5
  °C wind chill
• 24
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Sunday 12th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

• 9
  °C maximum temperature
• 3
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 9
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 6
  °C wind chill
• 17
  kph wind from N

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