A large high pressure zone sits to our northeast today meanwhile there is an area of low pressure to the southwest, between the two a northerly quarter airflow lies over the country with a front and trough pushing in from the Tasman. Western regions especially the West Coast is going to be wet, mainly dry in the east.

North Island

Partly cloudy skies in the west, it may be more cloudier than not. Occasional showers for the upper North Island, rain moves into the southwestern corner (Wellington through to Taranaki) this evening, rain may be heavy overnight with thunder. Dry in the east with high cloud / sun and warm temperatures, spots of rain possible overnight. North to northwesterly winds, strong to gale through Cook Strait.

South Island

Rain for South Westland spreads north to reach Buller during the afternoon, there may be heavy falls, perhaps thunder in the evening then easing from the south overnight. Partly cloudy for Nelson and Marlborough, rain for Nelson late afternoon then spreading into Marlborough, easing overnight then clearing as northerlies change westerly. Dry in the east with high cloud, breaking to sun in the morning south of Banks Peninsula then further north later in the afternoon. Partly cloudy further south with showers developing for Southland in the afternoon then Otago in the evening, perhaps reaching into South Canterbury later on with a southwest flick, showers may be heavy then clearing from the south overnight. Winds for most of the day are either from the north or northeast.

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