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Wednesday’s national forecast

South to southwesterly winds lie over the North Island today, mostly sunny for many regions although the east is still plauged by cloudy conditions and some drizzle or rain. Fairly good weather across the South Island in a northwesterly airflow, cloud increases in the west with some late rain about Fiordland.

Auckland & Northland
Mostly sunny weather with southwesterly breezes.
Highs: 17-18

Bay Of Plenty

Sunny with southwesterly winds.
High: 18

Waikato & Central North Island

Mainly sunny with some high cloud. Southerly winds, easing in the
evening.
Highs: 16-18

Eastern North Island

Mostly cloudy with southerly winds, fresh about Gisborne. Patchy drizzle
for Hawkes Bay with rain about Gisborne then easing during the afternoon.
Highs: 14-16

Taranaki

Sunny with southeasterly winds tending southwest later in the
afternoon.
Highs: 17-18

Western North Island

Sunny with east to southeast winds easing later in the day.
High: 17

Wellington

Sunny after any early cloud clears, light winds.
High: 17

Nelson

Sunny with light winds tending northeasterly in the afternoon.
High: 18

Marlborough

Sunny with light winds tending northerly in the afternoon.
High: 19

Canterbury

Sunny with breezy northeasterlies, a little gusty at times in the afternoon
near the coast. Winds inland about the foothills will be a lighter northerly or
northwest.
Highs: 16-18

West Coast

Sunny areas and some gradually increasing cloud, drizzle moves into
Fiordland early evening then turns to rain by midnight. Northerly winds,
freshening about South Westland from afternoon.
Highs: 15-16

Coastal Otago

Mostly sunny with breezy northeasterly winds, late high cloud.
High: 18

Central Otago

Mainly sunny with some high cloud increasing from afternoon, overnight
expect a few spits of rain for west of the Southern Lakes area. Northerly winds
freshen.
Highs: 17-18

Southland

Mainly sunny with some high cloud increasing from afternoon, northerly
winds.
High: 20

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz

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