An anticyclone covers most of New Zealand today and on Friday bringing mainly settled weather.

Mainly sunny for the North Island today, some cloud in the east with patchy morning drizzle about Gisborne.

For the South Island morning cloud in the west with the chance of a light shower then sunny areas increasing from afternoon. Elsewhere over the South Island expect sunny areas and some high cloud.

Mainly sunny and settled on Friday once again, some morning cloud for Gisborne then sunny areas increase in the afternoon. For the South Island expect sunny areas and some high cloud, there could be a few fog or mist patches morning and night.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz