A southwesterly airflow moving around a large anticyclone in the Tasman Sea eases over New Zealand today.

Average to slightly above average temperatures for most of the North Island today, just a little cool in the east especially for Gisborne where there will be showers moving through.

The South Island has above average temperatures for most today especially inland, just the coastal fringes will be about average.

Temperatures in the late teens or early twenties for most across the country today, only getting into the mid teens for Gisborne.

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By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz