A gusty southwesterly airflow eases over New Zealand today while a ridge moves onto the South Island. Another front lines up the South Island for Thursday while it’s mainly settled further north. Mainly settled for most on Friday.

Wednesday

Yellow – Afternoon high’s reaching into the mid twenties today for parts of the upper North Island, also some South Island areas.

Purple – Strong south to southwesterly winds about eastern areas (mainly the coastal fringes), easing later in the day. Winds are also gusty / strong about Auckland this afternoon then easing later this evening.

Thursday

Yellow – Temperatures reaching into the mid to late twenties for the eastern South Island northwards.

Some rain pushes into South Westland during the morning, it may be briefly heavy for a time.

Friday

Warm afternoon temperatures for the lower South Island, also about inland Buller. The western / upper North Island sees the hottest temperatures reaching into the late twenties. A few isolated heavy showers may develop late afternoon / evening about the inner North Island.

– Please note, the idea behind this update is to focus on the main weather highlights, which is why not all regions are mentioned. 

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– Aaron Wilkinson, WeatherWatch.co.nz