A rige sits above the North Island, while northwesterlies build over the south – meaning a mixed bag of a day for the country.

There may be heavy showers from Northland through to Waikato this morning, though this activity should then ease – meaning a mostly fine day for the cricket!

Northwesterlies will gust fairly strong through the day in Cook Strait too, possibly up to gale strength at times, though that won’t be persistent.

For more details, check your regional forecast for more specifics in your town, here!

– Aaron Wilkinson & Drew Chappell, WeatherWatch.co.nz

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