Spring is here – and spring weather, while it’s been around for a number of weeks – will continue through the early part of September.

A couple of large low pressure systems will exert their influence over our weather this week, bringing rain and showers to some places on Tuesday.

South Island

Canterbury and the West Coast will see showers turn to rain in the afternoon, while coastal easterlies wil also strengthen, on the east coast, while southeasterlies dominate the west.
Further north, Marlborough and Nelson are in for a mostly wet day too, thought this will ease in the afternoon.
Southeasterlies will be gusty through most of the day.

North Island

Pretty much all of the North Island is looking wet, with Wellington getting the heaviest stuff early on, before it eases in the afternoon.
Similar story for the western North island, with rain clearing for the afternoon and into the evening.
The eastern North island switches things up, with rain becoming heavier as the day goes on, while further north, a wet couple of days should tail off towards Tuesday afternoon, becoming clearer with patchy cloud and drizzle for most in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.

– Aaron Wilkinson & Drew Chappell, WeatherWatch.co.nz

– Photo: Zelda Wynn