Low pressure brings a mixed bag of weather to New Zealand on Thursday, more details below.

A few showers about Northland and Auckland gradually ease on Thursday then clearing early afternoon for most, a chance one or two may linger through till evening. Mainly dry elsewhere to start the day for the North Island then isolated showers develop during the afternoon about the eastern ranges, some may become heavy with thunderstorms then clearing later on.

A dry morning for most of the South Island however there may be a few showers to start the day about South Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Isolated showers develop in the afternoon about inland areas, some becoming heavy with a risk of thunder then clearing later in the day.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz