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Tuesday night’s national forecast

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Auckland & Northland
Periods of cloud with occasional showers, some may be briefly heavy with some small hail. Breezy westerlies tend a little more southwest overnight.
Tonight’s Low: 7-8

Bay Of Plenty

Clear spells, chance of a shower or two otherwise mainly dry. Westerlies.
Tonight’s Lows: 4-5

Waikato & Central North Island

Occasional showers, some may be briefly heavy with small hail. Some snow
about the Central Plateau to 700m. Westerlies.
Tonight’s Lows: 2-4

Eastern North Island

Mainly clear with a few clouds about, west to southwest winds. Showers move
into Wairarapa later this evening / overnight with a southwest change, showers
may be heavy with a chance of hail.
Tonight’s Lows: 4-5

Western North Island

Occasional showers with a chance of hail, westerly winds. Winds tending a
little more southwest overnight about Taranaki with showers potentially clearing
from northern parts of the region.
Tonight’s Lows: 3-6

Wellington

Clear spells with northwesterly winds, brisk southerlies develop this
evening with showers. Showers may be heavy with hail then easing
overnight.
Tonight’s Lows: 3-4

Nelson

Clear spells, light west to southwest winds. Chance of a shower or two this
evening, mainly inland. Skies becoming mainly clear by dawn.
Tonight’s Low: 1

Marlborough

Some cloud with westerly winds, there may be a few showers for a time this
evening with snow flurries to 500m especially about Southern Marlborough. Skies
mostly clearing up by dawn tomorrow.
Tonight’s Low: -2

Canterbury

Showers, mainly about inland areas clearing later this evening / overnight.
A few showers affect most other areas for a time this evening then clearing
later. Chance of small hail with any showers and snow flurries to 300m.
Tonight’s Lows: -3

West Coast

Any remaining showers about North Westland clear this evening, clear skies
overnight with light southwesterlies.
Tonight’s Lows: 0-1

Coastal Otago

Clear spells, chance of a brief shower or two. Westerly winds.
Tonight’s Low: 2

Central Otago

Any remaining showers clearing this evening, mainly clear skies overnight
with cold temperatures.
Tonight’s Low: -3

Southland

The odd shower, small hail and a few snow flurries to 200m clearing this
evening with southwesterlies easing later. Cloud builds overnight with showers
again towards dawn tomorrow.
Tonight’s Low: 3

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz 

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