A cold southerly airflow covers the country on Friday.

Rain or showers for the eastern North Island on Friday, out west conditions are a bit drier however there may be a period of morning showers then drying out with sunny spells from afternoon.

Sunny for the South Islands West Coast, fairly dry in the east however the odd shower moves into Mid and North Canterbury during the day.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz