After the recent  dry heat, rain is going to be a welcome visitor for many parts of the nation but just how prolonged and significant will it be? Now that’s the $64 000 dollar question!

Cooler conditions swept up the South Island yesterday and some rain is expected over  much of the island, however it’s just patchy in some places and there’s a clearance expected in the south today.

Liquid sunshine is predicted for much of the North Island and it should be a little more substantial than their southern counterparts. From Gisborne down to Wairarapa, a little rain is forecast with a southerly petering out and struggling to make it up the coast. Elsewhere, rain may fall off and on with the risk of a few localised downpours and the chance of thunder too.

It’s not that straight forward as the situation is rather messy and it is difficult to forsee what will exactly take place.  Some heavy showers here and dry areas there – it really is a complete mish mash!

Temperatures will be cooler along the east and south of the mainland but humid conditions are expected in many other regions, which may make it feel pretty uncomfortable.

Weather Analyst – Richard Green