Upper North Island

Morning rain easing to the odd patchy shower, northeasterly winds. The Bay Of Plenty and the Waikato may be dry to start then a few patchy showers move in during the afternoon.

Lower North Island

Areas of high cloud with northerly quarter winds, any patchy light showers in the west from Taranaki down to Wellington clear during this morning.

Upper South Island

Any morning rain in the west mostly clearing, cloudy areas remaining with light winds. Any early spots of rain out east (mainly Nelson and perhaps Marlborough) clear then expect mostly sunny weather, light winds.

Lower South Island

Mostly cloudy in the west with the odd patchy shower, dry areas too. Sunny areas and some high cloud elsewhere with northwesterly winds, possibly gusty about the Southland coastline.

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