A large high continues to sit out to the east on Tuesday directing a warm humid northerly airflow over New Zealand.

A mix of sun and cloud for the North Island on Tuesday with humid northerly quarter winds, mainly dry in the morning apart from the odd light shower for Kapiti / Wellington. During the afternoon the odd isolated shower develops, especially about the ranges of Hawkes Bay / Gisborne then easing overnight.

Some rain or showers for the West Coast of the South Island. Sunny areas and some high cloud out east, isolated showers develop late afternoon / evening about Southland / Otago, some may become heavy then easing at night.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz