A westerly airflow lies over New Zealand today, a weak front straddles the upper North Island while another fairly weak front moves onto the lower South Island this afternoon. A front lingers over the North Island on Friday and Saturday while a ridge lies over the South Island.

Thursday

Blue – This evening a few heavy isolated showers may develop about South Canterbury then easing overnight.

Overnight showers move onto the western North Island, there may be a few isolated heavy areas of rain within these showers.

Friday

A narrow band of showers lies from about Auckland across to Gisborne on Friday, there is a chance there may be an isolated heavy fall or two along this band at times in the afternoon and evening.

For the South Island it’s looking like a mainly sunny day in the south, west and north while Canterbury and eastern Otago has cloudy areas and the risk of a light shower or two in the morning.

Saturday

A showery morning for the upper North Island then a weak front that is generating these showers slowly slinks southwards during the day bringing showers or areas of rain to the lower North Island.

Warm afternoon temperatures for inland Southland / Otago, temperatures may approach the mid 20’s.

– 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