Expect a westerly airflow over the country tonight while an anticyclone sits to the North of New Zealand. Skies in eastern areas will be mainly clear while out west expect cloud and the odd shower, especially for the South Island’s West Coast.

Northland
Mainly clear with brisk westerlies easing this evening, there is the chance of some cloud and the odd light shower in the west overnight.
Tonight’s Low: 12

Auckland
Clear spells with strong westerlies easing this evening, there may be the odd shower about mainly in the west.
Tonight’s Low: 12

Bay Of Plenty, Waikato & Central North Island
Cloudy spells with westerly winds, the odd shower for most clearing this evening about the Bay Of Plenty however continuing overnight elsewhere but only infrequently.
Tonight’s Lows: 7-11

Eastern North Island
The odd shower clearing this evening and skies clearing up overnight. Westerly winds.
Tonight’s Lows: 8-10

Western North Island
Brisk westerly winds with cloudy periods and the odd shower.
Tonight’s Lows: 10-11

Wellington
Mainly clear with north to northwestely winds.
Tonight’s Lows: 11-12

Nelson
Mainly clear skies overnight, northerlies ease this evening and winds then tend west to southwest overnight.
Tonight’s Lows: 8-9

Marlborough
Mainly clear skies tonight, perhaps a few areas of high cloud. Northwesterlies ease later this evening, light winds overnight.
Tonight’s Lows: 8-9

Canterbury
East to northeast breezes about the coast east this evening, winds may tend northwets. Some high cloud. Inland expect west to northwest breezes.
Tonight’s Lows: 7-8

West Coast
Cloudy with showers now and then, northwesterly winds.
Tonight’s Low: 9

Coastal Otago
A brief west to southwest change this evening brings a few showers then clearing by midnight. Clear with some high cloud overnight, light winds.
Tonight’s Lows: 7-8

Southland & Central Otago
Showers ease then clear this evening, brisk westerly winds ease around midnight. Clear with some high cloud overnight as winds tend northwest.
Tonight’s Lows: 6-8

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz