A northerly airflow strengthens over the country today with a front closing in from the Tasman Sea bringing rain to the west then briefly to the east later in the day. Patchy drizzle or showers hang about Auckland for much of the day.
Auckland
clearing overnight. Northwesterly winds.
Bay Of Plenty
patchy drizzle possible mainly from midday.
Central North Island & Waikato
the northeast then there may be a light shower or two again from this afternoon.
A greater chance of showers exists from evening.
Eastern North Island
otherwise elsewhere with northeasterlies freshening this afternoon, high cloud
increases too. Later this evening there may be a few spells of rain spread from
the west.
Taranaki
spells of rain develop late afternoon / evening then clear by midnight.
Western North Island
midday with northwesterly winds. Expect some evening rain.
Wellington
freshening northerlies, expect some evening rain.
Nelson
evening rain.
Marlborough
becoming gusty in the afternoon then in the evening some brief rain moves
through.
Canterbury
gusty, perhaps even strong about the coast this afternoon. Winds tend more
northerly inland with slightly warmer temperatures. There may be some brief rain
in the evening otherwise dry.
West Coast
around midday then further north during the afternoon. Rain will be heavy for a
time then easing during the evening for most. Northeasterly winds freshen then
tend northwest later in the day.
Coastal Otago
brief rain late afternoon / evening.
Southland & Central Otago
freshen. Some brief rain late afternoon / evening.
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
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