Sunnier weather should greet many New Zealanders this weekend – despite more cloud being in the forecast.  The six main centres are likely to have a mix of sunny and cloudy periods but eastern and central areas could prove to be quite sunny.

Auckland has more cloudy spells coming in from the west, but for this final weekend of July the sun should come out a few more times than it did last weekend as breezes tilt more southerly. Highs still get up to around the mid teens though and overnight lows a little cooler on 6 or 7.

Hamilton has a similar forecast with highs around 14 degrees and overnight lows dropping down to about 4.

Tauranga can expect a stunning weekend.  Some morning cloud possible on Sunday but highs both days should be around 16 with lows around 5.

In Wellington northerly winds will keep your overnight lows well above average, dropping to only around 7 or 8 degrees at night and warming up to 13 degrees under mostly sunny conditions. A few clouds possible too.

Christchurch has a mostly sunny weekend on the way, just a little bit of high cloud possible on Saturday.  While the overnight lows drop to 2 degrees the daytime highs climb up to a mild 14 or 15 degrees.

Dunedin shares similar temperatures to Wellington with highs around 13 and lows around 7.  The warm overnight lows are caused by westerly winds.

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– WeatherWatch.co.nz