Labour Weekend is finally here and temperatures take a bit of a dip to begin with on Saturday morning across the country but mild weather returns over Saturday afternoon or into Sunday.

High pressure looks set to cover the country with light winds and mainly dry skies.

However early showers will be clearing the eastern North Island on Saturday (mainly around Gisborne) while rain clouds approach Fiordland or the West Coast later on Sunday or into Monday.

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