Sunny in most places with light winds, afternoon sea breezes in coastal areas. Some cloud possible morning and night. About the east coast in Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay expect mostly cloudy skies with cool southerly winds persisting, the odd shower at times mainly about Hawkes Bay clearing in the evening. Sunny areas lengthening during the day in Wellington, southerly breezes tend northerly at night.
HIGHS: 16-17 degrees, cooler about Wellington through to Hawkes Bay with 13-14.

Upper South Island

Mostly sunny in all areas with light winds, expect sea breezes in all coastal areas to develop around midday. Northeasterlies may be a little fresh about the Canterbury coast in the afternoon.
HIGHS: 17-18 about most regions perhaps cooling down a little in the afternoon in coastal Canterbury as northeasterlies kick in particularly about Kaikoura and perhaps Christchurch.

Lower South Island

Mostly sunny in all areas with light winds, northeasterly breezes develop along the east coast in the afternoon. Northerly breezes on the western ranges with skies becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon, drizzle at night in Fiordland.
HIGHS: 18-20 in Southland and Central Otago. 15-16 on the east coast, a little cooler on the west coast with 13-14 expected.

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