A front pushes northwards over the South Island during today bringing rain to most regions for a time, possibly heavy along the West Coast, fresh westerlies cover the North Island.

This front moves onto the North Island on Thursday in a weakened state and stays put on Friday while the South Island is looking a bit more settled.

Saturday sees this front start to slink southwards over the North Island during the day while it’s still mainly settled for the South Island, just some rain for the upper South Island later in the day.

Weatherwatch.co.nz