HIGH PRESSURE LARGE AND IN CHARGE

A large high pressure system lies over New Zealand today bringing settled weather. Winds are mainly light however east to northeast breezes may freshen up a little about eastern coastal areas this afternoon, especially the eastern South Island. There is a few showers about East Cape for the North Island and later today a few drizzle patches move into Fiordland with northerlies.

HEAVY RAIN FOR FIORDLAND OVERNIGHT FRIDAY

As a cold front moves onto the lower South Island overnight Friday / early Saturday morning heavy rain can be expected for Fiordland.

COLD FRONT MOVES NORTHWARDS ON SATURDAY

As the cold front mentioned above pushes northwards over the South Island, it will deliver rain to the West Coast (possibly heavy). Southland and Otago have some morning rain then clearing away in the afternoon, Canterbury sees some rain by evening then clearing overnight for most although perhaps lingering into Sunday morning for northern parts of North Canterbury then clearing away there.