A gusty east to southeasterly airflow eases over the North Island later today meanwhile a ridge starts to make some headway over the South Island. A ridge covers most of the country on Friday then a northerly quarter airflow increases on Saturday ahead of a front which moves onto the West Coast of the South Island later in the evening / overnight.

Thursday

Blue – Morning rain (possibly heavy) about Northland and northern Auckland eases.

A frosty start about the South Island inland.

Purple – Gusty east to southeasterly winds ease later in the day.

Friday

Blue – A frosty start about inland parts of both Islands, heaviest about the inner / lower South Island.

Saturday

Another frosty start in the morning although not as bad as Friday morning. A north to northeasterly airflow increases over the South Island during the day, winds becoming gusty / strong about coastal fringes of South Westland from afternoon.

Overnight rain moves onto the West Coast of the South Island which may be heavy in areas.

– 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