A front moves over the North Island today clearing away to the northeast, expect a southwesterly airflow in behind.

North Island

Showers in the west, starting to break from later this morning as northerlies change west to southwest, some sun makes an appearance after the change. Showers may not clear some places in the northeast till later this evening (Bay Of Plenty through to Northland). Morning cloud in the east brings a few spots of rain, clearing to sun this afternoon.

South Island

Rain along the West Coast and about the far south this morning easing to showers, clearing later this afternoon or evening with sun breaking through before dusk, winds quite gusty from the west or southwest but easing. Nelson and Marlborough have mostly sunny weather. Sunny for Canterbury with northwesterlies, winds change to the south this afternoon and some cloud may move in.

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