Here’s what is making the weather headlines today….

A FEW SHOWERS IN THE WEST

Cloud brings a few showers to the West Coast today, rain for Fiordland from afternoon. Auckland and Northland may see a shower or two thanks to a weak trough passing by.

Not exactly in the west but Southland and Otago could see a few spots of rain this afternoon or evening. Otherwise suffice to say, it is mainly settled out there, east to northeasterly winds freshen up a little this afternoon along the east coast of the South Island.

WARMEST SOUTHLAND / SOUTH OTAGO and UPPER NORTH ISLAND

High’s in the early to mid twenties about the southeastern corner of the South Island this afternoon, the upper North Island sees similar temperatures.

Either of the two potentially the place to be you could say.

RAINFALL OUTLOOK

Average to slightly above average rainfall expected for most of New Zealand over the next seven days. The above average areas are mainly in the west due to the westerly nature of fronts that are due to move in.

The West Coast while seeing a few showers today and some rain about Fiordland, Wednesday is when rain becomes a bit heavier and more widespread as a front pushes northwards. Overnight and into Thursday another front moves northwards along the coast bringing more heavy rain, this front reaches the North Island on Friday with the chance of heavy falls in the west as it moves through.

Beyond a few spots of rain the eastern South Island doesn’t really see precipitation till Thursday when a southerly change moves northwards, north of Banks Peninsula looks stays dry though. The eastern North Island looks to see some rain on Friday meanwhile the eastern South Island has showers and southerlies.