A windy westerly and a few showers will brush the deep south today while other regions further up the country will again be under high pressure and looking at maximum temperatures in the mid to upper 20s and for some even the lower to mid 30s.

High pressure is expanding across New Zealand but it will also usher in a few showers to the east – mostly around Hawke’s Bay. There may be some coastal drizzle in Otago and Canterbury, although it’s not locked in. The eastern South Island is cooler today, with a cooler change moving up the eastern North Island later today and/or tomorrow.

Wellington may be a bit cloudy today.

While Friday looks even more settled across the nation, another cold front will move into the lower South Island on Saturday bringing some rain or showers and a day of colder air to Southland and Otago.

Meanwhile, there are two Tropical Cyclones north east of New Zealand at the moment. Neither of them pose any threat to New Zealand but Cyclone Nat is passing south of Tahiti today and newly formed (this morning) Cyclone Olai may bring some risks to isolated parts of the Cook Islands. Both are generally offshore storms.

And then there were three…

🌀🌀🌀#TropicalCyclones #SouthPacific pic.twitter.com/PHveuUXSVQ

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) February 8, 2024

🇵🇫🌀#Tahiti – Tropical #CycloneNAT (Cat 1) is brushing Tahiti and #Papeete with rain and strong to gale force winds today. The storm shouldn't pose too many serious issues for most, but it is close enough to bring some severe weather. pic.twitter.com/S5yt7oWuuH

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) February 7, 2024

🇨🇰🌀#CookIslands – Tropical #CycloneOSAI shouldn't cause too many problems for you but it's worth monitoring closely.

*Correction: an early post from us mistakenly called the storm Olai. #OSAI pic.twitter.com/Kin0z16zZi

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) February 7, 2024

🚨Two official Tropical Cyclones in the South Pacific this morning… both Category1️⃣.

🌀#NAT
🌀#OSAI

⚠️Official tracking here: https://t.co/zFp93JinTL pic.twitter.com/8BPT5IPlyq

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) February 7, 2024

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