A front lingers over the North Island on Tuesday in a very humid northerly quarter airflow. Meanwhile the South Island has generally more settled weather with dry sunny conditions in the east and the odd clearing showers / drizzle patch out west.

Tuesday sees showers for many North Island regions, still the chance of a heavy fall or two otherwise conditions may be quite patchy with long dry spells.

Sunny for the east of the South Island, a few showers move into Southland and Otago during the afternoon and evening as a southwest flick moves through. Morning drizzle or showers clear the West Coast then sunny spells increase.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz