Low pressure covers much of New Zealand today with rain bands broken up.

Rain will push further into the South Island and ease to showers further north. The top half of the North Island is fairly dry at first but showers, some heavy, do develop today.

Some snow is likely in the Southern Alps, mainly around Canterbury.

Driest weather will be in the lower half of the South Island but it will still be fairly cloudy.

In fact sunniest and driest weather today will be in our rain forrest – Fiordland National Park!

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