A front slowly clears the eastern side of the North Island this afternoon, meanwhile a low associated with this front moves over the North Island during the day. A ridge lies over the South Island. An anticyclone centred in the Tasman Sea on Wednesday and Thursday slowly makes inroads during this time as a southwesterly airflow over the country eases.

Tuesday

Blue – Showers about the east of the North Island may be heavy this morning then easing from afternoon.

A frosty start about the inner North and South Islands, lows around 1 to -3 for most although it may drop to -5 about isolated inland spots.

Wednesday

Blue – A frosty start about the inner North and South Islands, lows around 1 to -3 for most although it may drop to -5 about isolated inland spots of the South Island.

Purple – Brisk to strong southwesterly winds about coastal parts of the eastern North Island from afternoon.

Thursday

Blue – A frosty start about the inner North and South Islands, lows around 1 to -3 for most although it may drop to -4 about isolated inland spots of the South Island.

Purple – Brisk to strong southwesterly winds about coastal parts of the eastern North Island ease from afternoon.

– 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