Mostly sunny with some cloud over the North Island today after a frosty start, light winds tending southwesterly especially in the west. A few light showers in the west also north of the Waikato coastline clear around midday. Showers about Wairarapa clear early this morning then about Hawkes Bay and Gisborne late afternoon or evening, cool southerlies.

Mostly fine and sunny over the South Island also after morning frosts with light winds tending northeasterly along the east coast and westerly on the West Coast and about Southland. Some cloud is likely in South Westland with a chance of drizzle in Fiordland at night.

Expect 16 to 17 degree high’s about the Bay of Plenty and north of Auckland, mid teen high’s elsewhere. About Wellington and along the east coast 12 to 13 degree’s is only likely however. 14 degrees on average can be expected for most in the South Island today, perhaps a degree or two warmer in Nelson and about the Wairau Valley. Southland and Central Otago will be cooler at 12 to 13 degrees however.

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