A few showers to start with but the sun returns…

It looks as if Northland and Auckland and perhaps parts of the central areas of the North Island may see a few heavy showers move in today with the risk of a thunderstorm but for the remainder of these areas over the weekend, it’s looking pretty good.
There is 30% risk of a shower or thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon but apart from that, temperatures should climb into the low 20’s with some sunshine to boot…perhaps an ideal weekend in the garden!

Along the east coast and Gisborne, Napier and Hastings could see a shower or two today with coolish breezes but the weekend should fine up after some cloud and perhaps pesky drizzle at first tomorrow morning and temps rise a little.

Across the rest of the North Island, it’s looking fairly settled from today right through the weekend, with the only hiccup today perhaps being a brief shower or thunderstorm for Taranaki.Wellington is shaping up for a glorious weekend.

More sunshine…

Across the strait and overall, it’s looking fairly dry. We may see some scattered cloud along the east coast this morning but the sun should prevail almost everywhere today.
Saturday could be a stunner in most places across the South island with the mercury moving into the 20’s and the heat building moreso in inland areas-an ideal day for watersports and to finish off with a bbq!.

On Sunday, the top half of the island should bask under sunny skies with perhaps a little cloud initially, but further south some cloud should slowly sweep in.There’s a chance of a few spots of rain for Invercargill, Gore and Milford Sound off and on but the thermometer remaining fairly respectable.

Here comes summer…

This is the last weekend of spring and in the main, it’s looking quite impressive with plenty of sunshine for most places but come Monday (the first day of summer officially ), a change is on the horizon and will that be a sign of things to come for the following 3 months??!!-only time will tell!

Weather Analyst-Richard Green