The main low pressure system associated with Ex Tropical Cyclone Gita lies east of the South Island on Wednesday meanwhile another low sits west of the South Island. A northwest airflow lies over the North Island.

A few showers for western parts of the North Island on Wednesday, more likely Taranaki southwards but a few are possible further north mainly in the afternoon. Any morning cloud clears the Bay Of Plenty then mostly sunny.

Rain or showers for most South Island regions, heavy rain Banks Peninsula southwards eases in the morning, not easing about parts of Otago till late afternoon / evening. Expect gale southwesterly winds for the coastal parts of the eastern South Island, severe gales possible out on Banks Peninsula. These winds will gradually ease during the day.

Strong northwesterlies through Cook Strait ease in the afternoon then winds change southerly.

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz