Northerlies continue on Thursday, tending northwest later in the day as yet another front moves in.

Dry for most of the North Island then some rain moves into Taranaki from afternoon, possibly becoming heavy in the evening. Dry out east with high cloud, northerlies gusty through Cook Strait.

Rain for the South Island’s West Coast may be heavy at times, more so from afternoon. Mainly dry in the east with some high cloud, a small area of low pressure may form about Otago bringing the chance of showers late afternoon / evening.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz