New Zealand weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Zealand is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Zealand (Wellington) for more weather parameters.

  • Wednesday
    5th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Thursday
    6th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Friday
    7th Aug
    Broken clouds
  • Saturday
    8th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    9th Aug
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 4th August 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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New Zealand weather for Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 45 kph from the south.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 45 kph from the South45
    kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South19
    kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the north.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the North34
    kph wind from N

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New Zealand weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the north.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 70% chance of some rain70
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the North32
    kph wind from N

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New Zealand weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 64% chance of some rain64
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the North27
    kph wind from N

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