Cold southwesterlies lie over the country today, showers affect most eastern parts and the west of the North Island for a time mainly this morning. The West Coast of the South Island is the best place to be, becoming mostly sunny this morning.
Auckland
may be a brief sunny spell or two from afternoon.
Bay Of Plenty
Sunny spells with breezy west to southwesterly winds.
Central North Island & Waikato
increase as westerlies change southwest.
Eastern North Island
bringing showers. Southwesterlies and showers move into Hawkes Bay by midday
then into Gisborne mid afternoon. Showers ease in the evening for most by not in
Gisborne till overnight.
Taranaki
change southeast, sunny spells break through after showers clear.
Western North Island
midday with sunny spells breaking through.
Wellington
mostly cloudy for the day although a few sunny spells may break through from
afternoon.
Nelson
chance of a shower then mostly sunny, southwesterlies ease later in the
day.
Marlborough
risk of hail, snow flurries to 600m too then clearing around midday. Sunny
spells then increase.
Canterbury
afternoon then cloud starts to break, strong cold southwesterlies ease later in
the day. Showers more persistent nearer the coast with only the odd fall inland,
South Canterbury may remain dry.
West Coast
Coastal Otago
cold SW winds ease later. Cloud breaks late afternoon or evening.
Central Otago
becoming moslty sunny in the afternoon. Cold southwesterlies ease later in the
day.
Southland
develop in the afternoon. Cold southwesterlies ease later in the day.
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
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