A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand today.

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
Cloudy areas, may be a shower otherwise mainly dry. The Bay Of Plenty and eastern Northland has a dry day with a mix of sun and cloud. Breezy southwesterly winds.
Highs: 16-19

Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Cloudy areas, risk of a shower or two otherwise mainly dry. Southwesterly winds.
Highs: 14-16

Eastern North Island
Cloudy areas develop in the morning bringing the risk of a shower, cloudy areas continue into the afternoon. Southerly winds.
Highs: 15-16

Wellington
Cloudy areas, occasional sun. Southerly winds.
High: 14

Marlborough & Nelson
A mix of sun and cloud with light winds tending easterly in the afternoon for Marlborough, northerly in the afternoon for Nelson.
Highs: 16-18

Canterbury
Partly cloudy, southwesterly winds dying out later in the evening.
Highs: 14-16

West Coast
Cloudy areas north of about Hokitika, risk of a shower or two also, clearing evening. Further south conditions are sunnier with some high cloud. West to southwesterly winds.
Highs: 14-16

Southland & Otago
Cloudy areas and occasional sun for Southland, may be a shower or two (mainly morning) otherwise mainly dry. Central Otago has a mix of sun and cloud. West to southwesterly winds, breezy about coastal areas then dying out later in the evening.
Highs: 13-19

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz