A ridge covers most of the country today and Saturday, a weak front moves onto Northland during today then slowly pushes off to the west on Saturday. Anticyclonic conditions for most of New Zealand on Sunday.

Friday

Blue – A cold start for inland areas, starting out between 0 to 3 degrees celcius.

Sunny weather for wet parts of the country, the east of the South Island and the Bay Of Plenty.

Saturday

Blue – Another cool start due to a ridge of high pressure, starting out around 1 to 3 degrees.

Sunny weather for wet parts of the country, the east of the South Island and the Bay Of Plenty.

Sunday

Blue – The ridge is starting to weaken a bit on Sunday, still a tad cold to start for inland areas but the area may not be as big.

Still dry for Canterbury and the Bay Of Plenty, some cloud at times for the Bay Of Plenty.

– Please note, the idea behind this update is to focus on the main weather highlights, which is why not all regions are mentioned. 

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– Aaron Wilkinson, WeatherWatch.co.nz