A front moves across the North Island today pushing in from the west, a calmer story for the South Island with morning rain or showers on the West Coast then clearing. A westerly airflow lies over the North Island on Friday while Northerlies develop further south.

A front pushes over the North Island during today moving in from the west bringing showers, some rain for a time during the afternoon / evening with a chance of heavy falls. Drier in the east with some high cloud however there may be a few spots of rain spread from the west late afternoon or evening. Any morning showers clear the West Coast of the South Island then expect some sun, mostly sunny in the east with morning high cloud breaking away.

Some cloud for the western North Island on Friday, perhaps a light shower or two also. Sunnier conditions out east. A similar story for the South Island however showers or rain will be a bit more persistent about Fiordland during the day.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz