A west to northwest airflow lies over the North Island today, mainly dry till later in the evening or overnight a front moves onto the lower North Island. For the South Island this front will make it’s way north during the day bringing rain or showers to most regions as it moves north.
evening.
Auckland
becoming brisk with cloud increasing also. The odd shower possible later in the
evening or overnight.
Central North Island, Waikato & Bay Of
Plenty
the day. About the Bay Of Plenty expect mostly sunny weather. Cloud thickens in
the evening for all with the odd light shower then possible about the Waikato
and Central North Island.
Eastern North Island
possibly becoming gusty. Some high cloud develops about the Wairarapa in the
afternoon then in the evening further north. Southerlies push into the Wairarapa
overnight with a brief shower or two.
Western North Island
onwards. Winds tend more westerly about Taranaki. Cloud thickens in the afternoon with the odd spit of rain possible then overnight a few showers move though.
Wellington
force at times afternoon onwards with skies becoming mostly cloudy. Overnight winds change southerly with a brief
shower possible.
Nelson
start to tend a little more northwest. In the evening a few spots of rain are
possible then clearing overnight.
Marlborough
Later in the evening a southwest change may bring a brief shower or two
otherwise remaining mostly dry.
Canterbury
afternoon southwest change brings showers, some may be briefly heavy.
West Coast
winds increase. Rain eases to showers late afternoon or evening with a southwest
change, showers clear around midnight.
Coastal Otago
morning brings some rain then quickly easing to showers and sunny spells later
in the afternoon. Southwesterlies may gust to gale force at times on the coast
from evening.
Central Otago
midday then clearing afternoon with a southwest change. Sunny breaks develop
into the afternoon also.
Southland
midday, gusty west to southwest winds.
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
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