A north to northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today, this airflow is being pulled into a low pressure system with it’s centre sitting just west of Fiordland in the Tasman Sea.

Please refer to your local, hourly, 10 day forecast for more details.

North Island

A mix of sun and cloud, showers for Bay Of Plenty, a few pop up this afternoon for Waikato and Auckland. The lower and eastern North Island is dry today with sunny areas and some high cloud. Winds from the northerly quarter.

South Island

Rain moves in this morning along the West Coast, becoming heavy with thunderstorms possible this afternoon. The east coast is dry today but expect some high cloud, Southland and Otago may see a few showers move in this evening.