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A front moves northwards over the South Island today bringing showers or rain to most areas, Nelson and Marlborough may remain fairly dry though. For the North Island conditions are mainly settled although northerlies will build about Wellington and westerlies build in the west. The front moves through later in the evening / overnight but unfortunately runs out of moisture meaning not much in the way of rain or showers is expected to fall as it moves through.
Auckland
of a shower later in the evening or around midnight with a southwest
change.
Central North Island, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
afternoon onwards. Chance of a shower later in the evening or around midnight as
winds change southwest. Warmest temperatures about the Bay Of Plenty.
Eastern North Island
about Hawkes Bay then ease later in the evening. Later in the evening
southwesterlies push into the Wairarapa with a few showers then further north
overnight, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne may remain mostly dry with the change
though.
Western North Island
southwest change later in the evening brings showers.
Wellington
strong northerly winds. Later in the evening strong southerlies develop with
showers.
Nelson
southwesterlies in the evening brings a few brief showers then clearing.
Southwesterlies ease overnight with clear skies developing.
Marlborough
southwesterlies later in the evening brings the chance of a few brief
showers.
Canterbury
midday brings showers then rain. Rain may be heavy about South and Mid Canterbury with a thunderstorm or two and a risk of hail. Rain eases back to showers by midnight.
West Coast
clear in the evening as winds tend more southerly.
Coastal Otago
evening. Brisk cold southwesterlies. A few clear spells may break through in the
evening.
Central Otago
southwesterly winds. Showers clear by evening with southwesterlies easing, clear
spells then increase.
Southland
evening with showers clearing around midnight.
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
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