MetService - Te Ratonga Tirorangi
  • National
  • Towns & Cities
  • Rural
  • Marine
  • Mountains & Parks
  • Maps & Radar
  • Warnings
  • News
  • About MetService
  • Weather for business
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • National
  • Towns & Cities
  • Rural
  • Marine
  • Mountains & Parks
  • Maps & Radar
  • Warnings
  • News
  • About MetService
  • Weather for business
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

For best results when printing, resize your browser window to single column view before selecting print.
Forecasts and warnings may be updated at any time - always check metservice.com for the latest information.

  • Next 48 Hours
  • 7 Days
  • Extended
  • Water Activities
  • Nearby Forecasts
  • 1 Watch
  • Strong Wind Watch
  • Strong Wind Watch

    Period: 

    8hrs from 2pm - 10pm Thu, 29 May

    Area: 

    Northland

    Forecast: 

    Northwest winds may approach severe gale in exposed places. Moderate chance of upgrading to a Warning.
    Issued: 9:24am Thu 29 MayNext update: 9:00pm Thu 29 May
  • View all severe weather

3 Day Rain Forecast

Pollen

Pollen Forecast

Low
Outdoor fungi releasing spores.

Today

29 May

18°
13°

Fri

30 May

18°
11°

Sat

31 May

18°
11°

Sun

1 Jun

18°
10°

Mon

2 Jun

17°
9°

Tue

3 Jun

17°
9°

Wed

4 Jun

19°
11°

Today 29 May

sunrise 7:20am

sunset 5:24pm

Partly cloudy, with periods of rain from midday, heavy at times with squally thunderstorms and hail possible. Northerlies, becoming strong this morning with gales gusting 90 km/h from afternoon

  • Overnight
  • Morning
  • Afternoon
  • Evening

Issued: 9:13am Thu 29 May

Strong Wind Watch

Period: 8hrs from 2pm - 10pm Thu, 29 May
Information

High: Forecast for the calendar day. Usually occurs in the afternoon.

Low: Forecast between noon on the calendar day and noon the following day. Usually occurs around dawn.

Forecast times: Overnight: Midnight - 6am, Morning: 6am - Noon, Afternoon: Noon - 6pm, Evening: 6pm - Midnight.

Forecast Icons Key

  • Paihia Maps & Radar
  • Russell Tides
  • Video Forecast
  • Sun & Moon
  • Current Extremes
  • Yesterday's Extremes
  • Weather News

Paihia Maps & Radar

View all maps & radar

3 day rain forecast

Tasman surface pressure

Your weather

Rain radar

Russell Tides

Extended Russell tide times
2.6m0.3m

Source: MetOcean Solutions

Video Forecast

See more video forecasts
Severe Weather for Wed and Thu
Severe Weather for Wed and Thu
Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
/
Duration 2:05
Loaded: 7.87%
0:00
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time -2:05
 
1x
    • Chapters
    • descriptions off, selected
    • subtitles settings, opens subtitles settings dialog
    • subtitles off
    • en, selected
    • en (Main), selected

    This is a modal window.

    Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

    Text
    Text Background
    Caption Area Background
    Font Size
    Text Edge Style
    Font Family

    End of dialog window.

    This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.

    Severe Weather for Wed and Thu

    King's Birthday Weekend Forecast

    Upper North Island on Thursday

    Sun & Moon

    Sun & moon hours

    • Sunrise

      7:20am

    • Sunset

      5:24pm

    • Moonrise

      9:37am

    • Moonset

      7:06pm

    Moon phases

    • First quarter

      3 Jun

    • Full moon

      11 Jun

    • Last quarter

      19 Jun

    • New moon

      25 Jun

    Current Extremes

    Highest

    19.6°

    Gisborne

    Lowest

    5.3°

    Omarama

    Windiest

    43km/h

    Castlepoint

    Wettest

    6.4mm

    Kerikeri

    Yesterday's Extremes

    Hottest
    Coldest
    Wettest
    Windiest
    RankLocationMax TempPrevUp/down
    1Paeroa19.6°21+20
    2Tolaga Bay19.6°23+21
    3Wairoa19.2°5+2
    4Whitianga Airport19.1°26+22
    5Waikawau Bay19.1°11+6

    Rank of the locations with the highest air temperature recorded yesterday. Prev is the previous day's rank for the location. The arrow shows if the current rank is higher or lower than that for the previous day. Max of 5 locations plus current town/city shown.

    Weather News

    Wet week ahead with a brief midweek break
    Issued: 1:56pm Mon, 26 May
    • Rain for North Island today (Monday)
    • Settled weather spreading from the south today and Tuesday
    • More rain arrives on Wednesday
    • Frosty nights for the South Island, warmer for North Island

    Rain that started in the South Island over ...

    North Island

    Northland
    • Dargaville
    • Kaikohe
    • Kaitaia
    • Kaitaia Airport
    • Kerikeri
    • Paihia
    • Russell
    • Whangārei
    Auckland
    • Auckland Central
    • Hunua
    • Kumeu
    • Manukau
    • North Shore
    • Pukekohe
    • Pōkeno
    • Tuakau
    • Waiheke Island
    • Waitakere
    • Warkworth
    Waikato
    • Cambridge
    • Hamilton
    • Huntly
    • Matamata
    • Morrinsville
    • Ngāruawāhia
    • Paeroa
    • Putāruru
    • Raglan
    • Te Aroha
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa
    Waitomo
    • Piopio
    • Te Kuiti
    • Waitomo
    Coromandel
    • Thames
    • Waihi
    • Waikawau Bay
    • Whangamatā
    • Whitianga
    Rotorua
    • Ngongotahā
    • Rotorua
    Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Kawerau
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Opotiki
    • Papamoa
    • Tauranga
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
    • Ōhope
    • Ōmokoroa
    Taupō
    • Taupō
    • Taupō Airport
    • Tūrangi
    Gisborne
    • Gisborne
    • Ruatoria
    Hawke's Bay
    • Eastern Rangitaiki
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Mahia
    • Napier
    • Napier Airport
    • Waipukurau
    • Wairoa
    Taranaki
    • Eltham
    • Hāwera
    • Inglewood
    • New Plymouth
    • New Plymouth Airport
    • Opunake
    • Stratford
    Taumarunui
    • Taumarunui
    Taihape
    • Ohakune
    • Waiouru
    Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Whanganui Airport
    Manawatu
    • Feilding
    • Hunterville
    • Ohakea
    • Palmerston North
    • Palmerston North Airport
    Wairarapa
    • Carterton
    • Castlepoint
    • Dannevirke
    • Featherston
    • Martinborough
    • Masterton
    Kapiti-Horowhenua
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Te Horo
    • Waikanae
    • Ōtaki
    Wellington
    • Judgeford
    • Lower Hutt
    • Lyall Bay
    • Ohariu Valley
    • Porirua
    • Upper Hutt
    • Wainuiomata
    • Wellington Central

    South Island

    Marlborough
    • Blenheim
    • Kaikōura
    • Kaikōura Airport
    • Picton
    Nelson
    • Golden Bay
    • Motueka
    • Murchison
    • Nelson
    • Richmond
    • St Arnaud
    • Takaka
    Buller
    • Reefton
    • Westport
    Grey
    • Greymouth
    Westland
    • Franz Josef
    • Haast
    • Hokitika
    Canterbury Plains
    • Ashburton
    • Darfield
    • Kaiapoi
    • Methven
    • Pegasus
    • Rakaia
    • Temuka
    • Timaru
    • Waimate
    • Waipara
    Canterbury High Country
    • Culverden
    • Hanmer Springs
    • Mount Cook
    • Omarama
    • Twizel
    Christchurch
    • Banks Peninsula
    • Christchurch Central
    • Eastern Suburbs
    • Hilltop
    • Lincoln
    • Marshland
    • Port Hills
    • Prebbleton
    • Rolleston
    North Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Oamaru Airport
    Central Otago
    • Alexandra
    • Cromwell
    Dunedin
    • Dunedin
    • Leith Saddle
    • Middlemarch
    • Mosgiel
    • Port Chalmers
    • Waitati
    Clutha
    • Balclutha
    • Nugget Point
    Southern Lakes
    • Glenorchy
    • Lake Hayes
    • Queenstown
    • Wānaka
    Southland
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
    • Lumsden
    • Milford Sound
    • Stewart Island
    • Te Anau

    Get your everyday weather app!

    • Download on the App Store
    • Get it on Google Play
    • News
    • About
    • Products & Services
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Legal Disclaimer

    This information is provided for your own personal non-commercial use in accordance with the MetService website terms and conditions.

    Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd. 2008-2025

    Version: 9.0.5