Today much of the country is in for some shower or rain activity and some thunderstorms are possible in the far north and west of the North Island and there’s also a risk about higher ground over the top half of the South Island.

The driest part of the nation appears to be in the far south where just a few showers may pop up about coastal Otago and Southland and in Fiordland most of the showers should have cleared by now.

Temperatures remain mild over much of the North Island despite the cloudy and sometimes wet conditions but colder southerlies delivering some rain over eastern areas of the South Island should see temperatures tumble.

Overnight and Auckland’s temperature barely dropped below 15 degrees with a breezy to gusty nor’ easter.
Christchurch remained in double figures overnight but rain is expected to move south over the Canterbury province with a southerly cooling temperatures.

Much of the week ahead looks patchy with bands of rain or showers however increasing brighter spells are also anticipated.

WeatherWatch.co.nz sees skies improving for the early part of next week which sees the arrival of the school holidays, (the holidays are later this year due to the rugby world cup) but from the middle of next week, more disturbances are likely to cross the country.