High pressure is centred over the northern Tasman Sea and is spreading a ridge over central parts of the country. Winds will be from the Southerly quarter for the North Island while west to north-west winds develop over the South Island

Let’s get into the forecast for Thursday

RAIN:
There isn’t much wet weather today but there are a few showers or drizzle patches around the West Coast and a few isolated showers around the North Island.

WIND:
Wind today around the North Island is coming in from the Southerly quarter (SW, S, SE). Meanwhile the South Island will have a Westerly or North Westerly starting to pick up today. Winds will peak on Saturday with severe NW gales possible over the lower two thirds of the nation. We’ll have more details in our weather video today.

TEMPERATURES:
Temperatures are about average around the north of the country however they’ll start to be going up above average around the South Island as those milder and windier Westerlies start to return.

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