New Zealand weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New Zealand is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New Zealand (Wellington) for more weather parameters.

• Friday
  14th Aug
  12
  7
  
  3
  2
• Saturday
  15th Aug
  12
  7
  
  0
  0
• Sunday
  16th Aug
  8
  4
  
  2
  2
• Monday
  17th Aug
  8
  4
  
  5
  2
• Tuesday
  18th Aug
  10
  6
  
  7
  1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 13th 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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Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in New Zealand. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

• 16
  Auckland
• 14
  Christchurch
• 13
  Rotorua
• 12
  Queenstown
• 12
  Wellington

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New Zealand weather forecast by day

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 Friday 14th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

• 12
  °C maximum temperature
• 7
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 12
  °C wind chill
• 18
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 12°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the south.

• 12
  °C maximum temperature
• 7
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 88
  % chance of some rain
• <10
  mm of rainfall expected
• 12
  °C wind chill
• 43
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Sunday 16th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 47 kph from the south.

• 8
  °C maximum temperature
• 4
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 80
  % chance of some rain
• <10
  mm of rainfall expected
• 4
  °C wind chill
• 47
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Monday 17th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 42 kph from the south.

• 8
  °C maximum temperature
• 4
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  sunshine and showers
• 5
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 61
  % chance of some rain
• <5
  mm of rainfall expected
• 3
  °C wind chill
• 42
  kph wind from S

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New Zealand weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in New Zealand with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 41 kph from the south.

• 10
  °C maximum temperature
• 6
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  sunshine and showers
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 66
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 41
  kph wind from S

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