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Thursday’s national forecast

22/10/2014 4:00pm

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A westerly quarter airflow increases over the country today, mainly regions still see sunny weather though with warm temperatures out east. A isolated showers possible this afternoon Bay Of Plenty northwards. A cold southwest change moves onto Southland this afternoon with snow flurries lowering to 300m overnight.

Northland

Sunny spells with light winds, afternoon sea breezes near coastal areas. Low risk of a few late afternoon isolated showers otherwise dry.

High: 18

Auckland

Sunny spells with light winds, afternoon sea breezes. A few isolated
showers develop in the afternoon then clear by evening.

High: 18

Bay Of Plenty

Sunny spells with light northwesterlies, a few late afternoon / evening
isolated showers possibly heavy.

High: 18

Central North Island & Waikato

Periods of cloud and a few sunny spells, westerly winds. In the afternoon a
few isolated showers are possible then clearing evening.

High: 18

Eastern North Island

Mostly sunny with light northeasterlies. Late afternoon / evening there
could be a few isolated showers about the ranges of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne then
spreading to the coast for a time, as showers clear winds tend northwest.

Highs: 18-20

Taranaki

Mostly sunny with west to northwest winds freshening from midday, some
cloud moves in later in the evening.

Highs: 17-18

Western North Island

Mostly Sunny, northwesterly winds freshen. Cloud increases later in the
evening.

High: 19

Wellington

Northerlies becoming strong by midday but mostly sunny, an overnight
southerly change brings cloud and showers towards dawn on Friday.

High: 16

Nelson

Sunny with northwesterly winds freshening from afternoon, an overnight
southerly brings some cloud.

Highs: 19-20

Marlborough

Sunny with northwesterly winds freshening from afternoon, an overnight
southerly brings cloud.

High: 23

Canterbury

Mostly sunny with light winds near the coast, evening southerly then late
drizzle. Inland winds are gusty from the northwest then giving way to
southerlies overnight.

Highs: 21-22

West Coast

Cloudy with the odd shower, northwesterly winds change southwest by
midday.

High: 15

Coastal Otago

Mostly sunny with light winds, an evening southwest change brings
increasing cloud then overnight showers. Snow flurries lower to 400m
overnight.

High: 18

Central Otago

Sunny areas and increasing cloud with freshening northwesterlies, a few
showers move in evening with a southwest change. Snow flurries lowering to 300m
overnight.

Highs: 15-16

Southland

Sunny areas and increasing cloud with freshening northwesterlies, winds
change strong southwest early afternoon bringing showers. Snow flurries lowering
to 300m overnight.

Highs: 14-15

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz

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