A very weak front disintegrates over New Zealand today as an anticyclone starts to regain dominance over the country.

Morning cloud for Northland and Auckland breaks to mostly sunny weather, staying mostly cloudy for the southwestern corner, perhaps even a shower or two. Mostly sunny from Bay Of Plenty down through to Wairarapa in the east.

Showers for the southwestern corner of the South Island ease in the morning and clear away, mostly sunny in the east then some cloud thickens for inland parts of Canterbury from afternoon.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz