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Today's maximum temperature in New Zealand is expected to be 14°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Zealand (Wellington) for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 30th December 2025 GMT

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New Zealand weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 48 kph from the south-east.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 99% chance of some rain99
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 48 kph from the South-East48
    kph wind from SE

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New Zealand weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the south.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 79% chance of some rain79
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 35 kph from the South35
    kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 41 kph from the north-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 15°C minimum temperature15
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 41 kph from the North-West41
    kph wind from NW

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New Zealand weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the north.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 35 kph from the North35
    kph wind from N

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New Zealand weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 54% chance of some rain54
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the South32
    kph wind from S

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