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Tuesday night’s national forecast

17/12/2013 4:12am

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A southwesterly airflow lies over the country tonight with a high in the Tasman Sea and a developing low pressure system south of the country.

Auckland & Northland

Showers, some heavy with thunderstorms clearing eastern Northland this
evening. Elsewhere expect mainly clear skies with a few clouds about.
Southwesterly breezes.

Tonight’s Lows: 14-15

Central North Island, Waikato
& Bay Of Plenty

Clear spells, west to southwest breezes ease away later this evening. Light
winds overnight. Isolated heavy showers about eastern Central North Island and
eastern Bay Of Plenty clear this evening.

Tonight’s Lows: 9-14

Eastern North Island

Areas of cloud push into Wairarapa this evening with southerlies, chance of
light shower developing. Isolated showers, some heavy with thunderstorms about
Hawkes Bay and Gisborne clearing later this evening. Southerlies then push in
with cloud and the odd shower possible.

Tonight’s Lows: 13-14

Western North Island

Westerlies ease this evening, clear with some cloud. Chance of a shower
towards dawn tomorrow morning for most. About northern Taranaki expect
southwesterly winds for most of the night.

Tonight’s Low: 12

Wellington

Areas of cloud push in this evening, southerlies with the chance of the odd
shower.

Tonight’s Low: 13

Nelson

Mainly clear skies with northerlies easing later this evening, light winds
overnight.

Tonight’s Low: 12

Marlborough

Isolated showers, some heavy clearing later this evening. Clear spells
develop overnight. Easterlies ease later this evening.

Tonight’s Low: 12

Canterbury

Remaining showers clear this evening, cloudy spells break up overnight.
Light east to northeast breeezes.

Tonight’s Low: 11

West Coast

Clear spells with southwesterly breezes, some rain moves into Fiordland
overnight with the odd shower further north towards dawn tomorrow morning.

Tonight’s Lows: 11-12

Coastal Otago

Some cloud with east to northeast breezes.

Tonight’s Lows: 9-10

Central Otago

Areas of cloud break up this evening with southerlies easing later.
Overnight cloud thickens again with the odd shower moving in from the west,
winds tend westerly.

Tonight’s Low: 8

Southland

Some cloud with southwesterlies easing later. Overnight cloud thickens with
some rain moving in from the west, winds tend westerly.

Tonight’s Lows: 9-10

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz

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