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Wednesday night’s national forecast

19/03/2014 4:15am

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A ridge of high pressure brings mainly settled weather to the majority of the country tonight, about the far south a weakening front brings some rain and showers.

Auckland & Northland
Mainly clear skies with southwesterlies easing later this evening. Northland sees cloudy spells with any isolated showers clearing this evening, light winds.

Tonight’s Lows: 13-15

Bay Of Plenty, Waikato & Central North Island

Mainly clear skies with light west to southwest breezes. Northerlies about the Bay Of Plenty ease this evening.

Tonight’s Lows: 9-14

Eastern North Island

Mainly clear skies with easterlies easing later this evening.

Tonight’s Lows: 13-14

Western North Island

Cloudy spells with westerlies tending a little more northwest overnight.
About Taranaki skies are mostly cloudy with westerly winds tending more
southwest after midnight.

Tonight’s Lows: 11-13

Wellington

Cloudy periods with northerly winds.

Tonight’s Low: 14

Nelson

Mainly clear skies with northerlies easing later this evening, light winds
tend southwest overnight.

Tonight’s Low: 13

Marlborough

Mainly clear skies with northerlies this evening, light winds
overnight.

Tonight’s Low: 11

Canterbury

Mainly clear skies with easterlies about the coast easing this evening,
there may be some overnight cloud near the coast then clearing before dawn
tomorrow.

Tonight’s Lows: 11-12

West Coast

Rain about Fiordland eases overnight, drizzle patches spread into South
Westland this evening. Further north expect some increasing cloud with light
winds.

Tonight’s Lows: 13-14

Coastal Otago

A few areas of cloud with light northeasterlies, winds change southwest
overnight with the chance of a shower or two.

Tonight’s Low: 12

Central Otago

Becoming cloudy with a few showers developing this evening, showers ease by
midnight. Westerly winds.

Tonight’s Low: 10

Southland

Rain easing to showers this evening, light winds change westerly later this
evening.

Tonight’s Low: 11

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz

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