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Wednesday’s national forecast

> From the WeatherWatch archives

A northeasterly airflow continues across the country today strong about the upper North Island with gales in exposed areas. Areas of precipitation affect the North Island north of about Lake Taupo with heavy falls easing in Northland early this morning. Some drizzle affects the east coast of the North Island and the east of the South Island.

Northland
Heavy early morning rain eases with periods of rain for the rest of the day, strong easterly winds with gales in exposed areas (especially about the east coast).
Highs: 16-17

Auckland

Strong easterlies gale force in exposed areas. Periods of rain, patchy
light falls too.
Highs: 15-16

Bay Of Plenty

Occasional showers with strong easterly winds, dry spells possible about
eastern areas of the district with slightly weaker winds.
Highs: 15

Waikato & Central North Island

Cloudy with brisk to strong easterlies, occasional showers, mostly about
the Waikato.
Highs: 13-14

Eastern North Island

Drizzle patches with brisk easterly winds.
Highs: 14-15

Western North Island

Thick high cloud with brisk easterly winds, there may be a clearing morning
shower about northern Taranaki.
High: 14

Wellington

Plenty of high cloud, breezy easterlies.
High: 13

Nelson

Cloudy with east to southeast winds.
Highs: 13-14

Marlborough

Cloudy with easterly winds, chance of a drizzle patch mainly in the
morning.
Highs: 13-14

Canterbury

Cloudy with the odd drizzle patch (mainly coastal and north of Banks
Peninsula), northeasterly winds.
High: 11

West Coast

Thick high cloud, easterly winds. Overnight drizzle about South
Westland.
High: 14

Coastal Otago

Mostly cloudy with breezy northeasterlies.
Highs: 10-11

Central Otago

Plenty of high cloud with light northeasterlies.
Highs: 8-9

Southland

Plenty of high cloud with light northeasterlies.
High: 10

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz

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