After what has been mainly settled weather last week, we are starting to see more life in the weather for the coming days.

Monday

Blue – Some heavy rain for North Westland clears away by midday then there may be a touch of heavy rain about Taranaki this afternoon.

Purple – Northerly winds through Cook Strait are strong and gusty, then easing this evening.

Tuesday

Not much going on for Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure settles over the country.

Wednesday

White – A light frost to start the day about inland parts of the North Island.

There may be a few areas of fog to start the day about inland sheltered parts of the North Island.

Blue – Areas of rain move onto western parts of the country in the evening, rain may be heavy at times.

– Please note, the idea behind this update is to focus on the main weather highlights, which is why not all regions are mentioned. 

For specific 10 day information for your city, town, rural community or island please see the 1000 forecasts on our homepage!

– Aaron Wilkinson, WeatherWatch.co.nz