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A bit more active for New Zealand today although some parts still remaining fairly dry. The North Island has the chance of a shower or two mainly in the west this morning otherwise another dry day ahead, hot temperatures for some. In the South Island the West Coast sees some rain while out east a southerly change brings heavy showers to the far south, perhaps to coastal Canterbury later in the day / overnight.
Sunny areas and some cloud with light winds,
afternoon sea breezes. There could be an isolated shower about this afternoon mainly in the east.
Auckland
to southwesterly winds.
Bay Of Plenty
Waikato
westerly winds.
Central North Island
Eastern North Island
cloud. Winds tend northwest about the Wairarapa. Hot just inland away from the
coast.
Western North Island
times too otherwise mainly dry. West to northwest breezes.
Wellington
winds.
Nelson
picking up a bit this afternoon.
Marlborough
times this afternoon.
Canterbury
few isolated showers may move into South Canterbury, mainly very coastal with
the chance of a heavy fall or two. Showers could then once again in a very
coastal fashion push northwards overnight to about Banks Peninsula, chance of an
isolated heavy fall here too. These showers later in the evening / overnight
develop on a south to southwesterly wind change.
West Coast
northwest winds.
Coastal Otago
the afternoon possibly heavy with thunderstorms then easing later this
evening.
Central Otago
winds, sunny elsewhere. In the afternoon showers spread elsewhere possibly
becoming heavy with thunderstorms especially in the east then easing in the
evening.
Southland
afternoon possibly heavy with a westerly change.
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
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