A cooler day for many parts of New Zealand today with eastern areas below average temperature-wise this afternoon and much of the country below normal overnight tonight.

Showers will mostly be clearing the north and lingering in the North Island’s eastern side until clearing later today.

Winds won’t be as bad as yesterday. The main low now lies just south of the Chatham Islands and is moving eastwards as high pressure expands from the west.

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