A front crosses over the North Island today, a ridge builds over the South Island then the North Island later in the day. An anticyclone moves out to the east on Thursday as a northeasterly airflow develops. A couple of fronts move in from the north and west on Friday, moving over later in the day.

Wednesday

Blue – A ridge brings a cold temperatures to some inland parts of the South Island, not a severe frost but in the region of 0 to -2 degrees celsius for the area shaded in blue below.

As a front moves over the North Island expect a few showers today, there is a chance of an isolated heavy fall this afternoon for areas between Auckland and Taranaki, also Hawkes Bay and the Wairarapa in the east.

Thursday

Blue – A cold start for inland areas, it is winter after all. Not a big frost but the potential is there for some areas in blue below to get down to the 0 to -2 degree celsius range.

Friday

Blue – Rain about South Westland may be heavy at times.

Some heavy rain may affect northeastern parts of the North Island later in the evening / overnight as a low pressure systems moves in.

– 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