A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather to the North Island today, a north to northwesterly airflow for the South Island brings showers in the west and dry mostly sunny weather in the east with warm temperatures.

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

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
A mix of sun and cloud, Coromandel through to eastern Northland may see a light shower or two. East to northeasterly winds.
Highs: 15-16

Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Mostly sunny with north to northwesterly winds, some cloud may catch coastal Taranaki and especially Kapiti. Kapiti may even see a light shower or two.
Highs: 14-16

Eastern North Island
Sunny with northwesterlies, winds tend northeast in the afternoon for Hawkes Bay and Gisborne.
Highs: 15-16

Wellington
Partly cloudy, risk of a light shower, mainly about Upper Hutt. Brisk to strong northwesterly winds.
Highs: 14-15

Marlborough & Nelson
Mostly sunny, there may be a touch of high cloud, Nelson sees some mid level cloud at times. North to northwesterly winds a little gusty in the afternoon.
Highs: 15-17

Canterbury
Mostly sunny with northerly winds, breezy in the afternoon, perhaps gusty for North Canterbury.
Highs: 17-20

West Coast
Mostly cloudy, patchy rain or showers. Northerly winds.
Highs: 13-14

Southland & Otago
Mostly sunny with some high cloud, cloud thickens and lowers in the evening about Southland. Northwesterly winds become breezy in the afternoon.
Highs: 18-19

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