> From the WeatherWatch archives
A front moves over the upper South Island on Tuesday, onto the lower North Island during the afternoon / evening. The airflow is generally from the northwest ahead of the front and from the south in behind.
Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
Morning cloud (a chance of drizzle this morning also) breaks to afternoon sunny spells, Westerly winds. Northland has a sunny day with hot afternoon temperatures and sea breezes.
Highs: 27-30
Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Cloudy, the odd drizzle patch then rain develops this afternoon before easing overnight. Westerlies tend southeast late afternoon or evening. Rain may not move into the Central North Island till later this evening or overnight.
Highs: 21-26
Eastern North Island
Hot and sunny with northwesterlies, some rain moves into the Wairarapa during the afternoon then into Hawkes Bay this evening with a southerly change.
Highs: 30-35
Wellington
Winds change southeasterly this morning with rain which then eases this afternoon.
High: 17
Marlborough & Nelson
Rain develops this morning as winds change southeast, possibly heavy for a time then easing this afternoon. Winds mainly light about Nelson.
Highs: 19-22
Canterbury
Showers ease to the odd drizzle patch this morning. Southeasterly winds tend easterly after midday.
Highs: 15-16
West Coast
Rain about North Westland clears around midday then expect high cloud with a few sunny breaks possible. South Westland sees morning high cloud clear then mainly sunny. Winds from the south or southwest.
Highs: 18-21
Southland & Otago
Sunny spells, showers from midday then clearing in the evening. Brisk southwesterly winds, lighter inland.
Highs: 15-19
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
Comments
Before you add a new comment, take note this story was published on 6 Feb 2017.
Latest Video
22/11/2024 8:00am
High pressure moves closer, but wind & showers don’t completely ease for all (+3 Maps)
A south-west to westerly flow covers most of NZ this weekend as high pressure over the Tasman Sea inches a…
Related Articles
22/11/2024 8:00am
High pressure moves closer, but wind & showers don’t completely ease for all (+3 Maps)
A south-west to westerly flow covers most of NZ this weekend as high pressure over the Tasman Sea inches a…
21/11/2024 11:25pm
VIDEO: NZ’s 7 Day Rainfall + 3 big northern hemisphere storms
We track the regions most (and least) likely to receive rain over the next week while major storms hit the…
20/11/2024 10:39pm
VIDEO: High pressure flirts with NZ, we track the showers & wind
High pressure moves closer to NZ this weekend and brushes northern parts of the country next week. Despite the high…
Add new comment