A southwesterly airflow eases today as a large high sits in the Tasman Sea pushing in in the form of a ridge later in the day, this high moves over the country on Saturday. A northerly airflow increases on Sunday then a front pushes onto the lower South Island overnight.

Friday

Blue – Areas of cloud prevent any reasonable frosts this morning however it may still start the day around 0 degrees for the shaded in areas below. A chance if skies are clear of -2 about Central Otago or parts of southern South Canterbury inland.

A few showers feed onto the western side of the North Island during the day, becoming drier this afternoon for some areas with some sun possible.

Saturday

Blue – A large high brings mainly settled conditions, a tad cool to start the day for inland areas. No severe frosts, temperatures ranging from +1 to -2 for the shaded areas below.

Sunday

Blue – Rain pushes onto South Westland overnight bringing heavy falls.

To start the day it’s a bit cool to start for inland parts of the South Island, 0 to -2 degrees possible.

A few showers feed into the Bay Of Plenty during the day.

– Please note, the idea behind this update is to focus on the main weather highlights, which is why not all regions are mentioned. 

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– Aaron Wilkinson, WeatherWatch.co.nz