On Friday we have an anticyclonic weather pattern over New Zealand, which by and large means settled conditions and mainly sunny skies.

For the North Island, it’s shaping up mostly sunny for pretty much everyone, along with light winds.
Along the East Coast some morning cloud clears to a mostly sunny day, while there could be a clearing morning shower for Gisborne.

For the South Island, much of the same – mostly sunny for all regions, though perhaps a touch more cloud about for the West Coast.
Also the lower South Island can expect some high cloud around and about.
Along the east coast, east to northeast winds pick up in the afternoon, becoming breezy in some areas – especially the Canterbury coast.

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