High pressure brings mainly settled and sunny weather to New Zealand today, many areas may start the day with some morning cloud then sunny areas develop in the afternoon. Expect afternoon sea breezes for most regions.

Northland
Mostly sunny with some cloud in the east, breezy east to southeast winds.
Highs: 23-24

Auckland
Mostly sunny with afternoon sea breezes, some cloud develops in northern parts of the region in the evening and there is the low risk of a shower there overnight.
Highs: 24-25

Central North Island, Bay Of Plenty, Waikato
Mostly sunny with light winds after any morning cloud clears, northeasterly breezes about Bay Of Plenty during the afternoon. Risk of an isolated shower about the Central North Island late afternoon and evening.
Highs: 23-26

Eastern North Island
Morning cloud clears to a mostly sunny day with east to northeast breezes. Southeasterlies bring some cloud north of Gisborne in the evening with a risk of drizzle.
Highs: 21-23

Western North Island
Mostly sunny with light winds and afternoon sea breezs, afternoon and evening isolated showers develop inland then clear before midnight. Some showers may be heavy and contain thunderstorms.
Highs: 21-24

Wellington
Any morning cloud clears to a mostly sunny day, northerlies.
Highs: 20-21

Marlborough & Nelson
Any morning cloud clears to a mostly sunny day, east to northeast breezes in the afternoon. Late afternoon and evening a few isolated showers are possible inland then clearing before midnight.
Highs: 20-23

Canterbury
Morning cloud and any coastal drizzle clears, sunny spells in the afternoon with east to northeast breezes. Cloud moves in about the coast again later in the evening.
High: 19-21

West Coast
Any morning cloud clears to mostly sunny weather, light winds and afternoon sea breezes. Afternoon isolated showers possible about Buller then clearing in the evening.
Highs: 21-22

Coastal Otago
Areas of cloud morning and night with mostly sunny weather in the afternoon, light winds tend easterly.
High: 17

Southland & Central Otago
Early cloudy breaks to mostly sunny weather, light winds tend south to southwesterly in the afternoon. Some high cloud develops from evening.
Highs: 17-25

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz