A cold front lies over the lower North Island today meanwhile another moves onto the far south, generally speaking we can expect showers in the west and dry warm weather in the east. Showers about the far south also.

Please refer to your local, hourly, 10 day forecast for more details.

There's a grunty stormy in the #SouthernOcean today with air pressure down to 947hPa! It's producing severe gales at times in the South Island.

Fast forward to #ChristmasDay and it's looking more settled, but a little cooler in the south (down several degrees on today). pic.twitter.com/hhk3Ab4cqG

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 20, 2021

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
A mix of sun and cloud, evening light showers possible for Waikato. West to northwesterly winds.
Highs: 24-26

Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Mostly cloudy with patchy light rain or showers, clearing this evening. Breezy northwesterlies.
Highs: 18-22

Eastern North Island
Mostly sunny and hot for Hawkes Bay and Gisborne, there may be a touch of high cloud. Morning cloud for Wairarapa may see a spit or rain then clearing. Northwesterlies, perhaps tending northeast in the afternoon for coastal Hawkes Bay.
Highs: 24-31

Wellington
A few morning spits or showers then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, strong to gale northwesterlies ease later in the day.
Highs: 20-22

Marlborough & Nelson
Chance of an early spit or shower then mostly sunny, west to northwesterly winds, blustery and hot for Marlborough.
Highs: 24-27

Canterbury
Mostly sunny with northwesterly winds.
Highs: 22-26

West Coast
Showers, rain about South Westland eases to showers this afternoon. West to northwesterly winds.
Highs: 16-20

Southland & Otago
Morning showers then breaking to afternoon sunny spells, strong northwesterlies. Coastal Otago has a mix of sun and cloud, perhaps a shower around midday as gusty northwesterlies tend westerly.
Highs: 17-24

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