Sunny areas and some cloud over the North Island today with easterly winds, mostly cloudy north of the Waikato with showers at times in Northland spreading to Auckland and East Cape at night. Easterlies pick up during the day north of Auckland tending gusty southeast at night. About Taranaki through to Wellington along the west coast there may be a few showers during the day with south to southeasterly breezes.

Sunny areas and some cloud for the South Island with light winds, a few isolated afternoon showers possible inland for Canterbury, the Mackenzie Country and the for the ranges just inland along the West Coast from Greymouth to Fiordland. Some cloud will affect the Marlborough Sounds during the day with breezy southeasterly winds, a few showers about the outer sounds at times too particularly from evening.

16 to 17 degree highs for most of the North Island today however mid teen temperatures expected about Northland, Wellington and the Central North Island. 14 to 15 for most in the South Island today, 13 to 14 degrees in Southland.

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