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Heavy rain, thunder, strong winds and squalls are on the way – if you haven’t heard already – and as we head into the weekend, while conditions will improve, wet weather sticks around, and a colder southerly change sets in to add to our very recent autumnal change…

Friday

Blue: Heavy rain on the West Coast.

Green: Heavy spells of rain and stormy conditions for the western North Island, Waikato, Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Northland.

Purple: Gale force northwest winds through Cook Strait, and strong winds for the west of the North Island.

 

Saturday

Purple: Cold winds from the southwest in the South Island and northwest in the North Island from morning.

Light blue: Showers for almost the entire North Island and most of the South Island at times through the day.

 

Sunday

Blue: Showers along the east coasts of both islands, as well as the west of the North Island – along with the risk of hail, as the southerly airflow cools air temperature around the country.

Purple: Cold southerly quarter winds – with a risk of gales at times – all along the eastern coastline of the South Island, through to Wellington and Wairarapa – and right up to the Hawkes Bay, Gisborne, Auckland and Northland.

The southwest winds ease later in the day, while gales are more likely in exposed western areas at times.

– Please note, the idea behind this update is to focus on the main weather highlights, which is why not all regions are mentioned. 
For specific 10 day information for your city, town, rural community or island please see the 1000 forecasts on our homepage!

– Aaron Wilkinson & Drew Chappell, WeatherWatch.co.nz