A cold change pushed over the South Island yesterday afternoon and evening, now it moves over the North Island this morning leaving a southwest airflow in its wake.

North Island

Partly cloudy in the west, occasional showers. Showers clear Waikato northwards from late morning although one or two could remain in the west north of Auckland. Showers Taranaki southwards in the west thin out this afternoon, clearing by evening. Bay Of Plenty has a mix of sun and cloud, mainly dry. Showers push up the east coast this morning with gusty southwesterlies (strong to gale about the coast), showers thin out this evening then becoming restricted to the coastal fringe overnight. Snow flurries for the Central Plateau are possible above 900m.

South Island

Southwesterlies for all today, strong to gale about coastal parts but starting to ease from afternoon, dying out in the east this evening. The West Coast is sunny however showers north of Greymouth clear away this afternoon, Fiordland has partly cloudy skies and showers, becoming restricted to southern Fiordland this afternoon. Nelson has a mix of sun and cloud, showers for Marlborough clear this afternoon but clinging on about the Sounds till evening. South of Rakaia in the east through to about North Otago expect some sun to start then cloud increases late morning before breaking away in the evening. North of the Rakaia river rain this morning clears from the south to sun then cloud moves back in this afternoon, breaking away this evening. Southland and the rest of Otago has showers, perhaps rain this morning, gradually easing and clearing this evening, snow above 600m.

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