A slim break in the weather today, enjoy it while it lasts. A narrow anticyclone is pushing east over us before the next system moves in from the Tasman Sea.

Mostly sunny weather expected over the North Island with light winds tending southerly in the morning then dying out. High cloud develops about Auckland in the morning and after midday in the West. There will be some morning showers clearing about the east coast however with sunny periods in the afternoon, chilly southwesterlies ease there. High’s of around 14 degrees for Northland and the Bay of Plenty, 10 to 12 degrees can be expected for most other areas.

Mostly sunny in Southland and along the east coast of the South Island with north to northeasterly breezes, high cloud will thicken during the day however and a few showers move in later at night. Cloud increasing around the upper South Island during the day with northeasterlies, a few showers at night. Cloud thickening during the day along the West Coast with freshening northeasterlies, rain from late afternoon in Fiordland spreading to most areas by evening. High’s of around 8 or 10 degrees for most areas.

– By weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson, WeatherWatch.co.nz