A cold south to southwest airflow lies over the country tonight. Where skies are clear and winds drop out especially about inland areas of both islands conditions are expected to be frosty!

Northland, Auckland
Showers, some heavy about Northland clearing this evening and clear spells increase overnight. Southwesterlies ease later.
Lows tonight: 7-9

Bay Of Plenty, Waikato & Central North Island
Areas of cloud clear to starry skies overnight. Southwesterlies ease.
Lows tonight: -2-3

Eastern North Island
Showers, mainly about Northern Hawkes Bay and Gisborne clear later this evening. Clear skies or becoming clear overnight for all with southwest winds easing.
Lows tonight: 1-2

Wellington & Western North Island
Clear skies with light winds tending southerly about Wellington.
Low tonight: 2-5

Marlborough & Nelson
Clear skies tonight. Light winds and frosty.
Lows tonight: -3-0

Canterbury
Chance of some cloud this evening with southwesterlies, mainly near the coast then clearing later. Light winds overnight and frosty.
Lows tonight: -3- -2

West Coast
Clear, some cloud possible. Light winds.
Lows tonight: 3-4

Southland & Otago
A few showers clearing later this evening mostly about Southland, the odd shower may remain right on the Southland coast through the night however. Some scattered cloud elsewhere. Expect west to southwest winds.
Low tonight: -5-6

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