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Wednesday’s national forecast

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Areas of rain in the north today will start to drift further back out to sea as high pressure over the South Island and lower North Island grows and alters the wind direction.  

Easterlies kick in and set in across the upper North Island with much of the nation dry today. Best chance for rain in the very north, where it will also be windiest.

The Tasman Sea is split in half – with a large low to the north and large high to the south. 


Auckland Northland Waikato BOP
Rain slowly easing to showers and increasing dry spells. Winds turn to the SE
Highs: 22 to 25
Lows: 14 to 18


Western North Island (also Central Plateau)
Early rain clears with cloudy dry weather remaining. Cooler winds from the SE kicking.
Highs: 18 to 22
Low: 12 to 14


Eastern North Island
Early rain clears with cloudy dry weather remaining. Cooler winds from the SE kicking. Rain may linger around Gisborne and East Cape and the ranges of Northern Hawke’s Bay with early heavy falls.
High:  17 to 20
Low: 11 to 16 


Wellington
A bit cloudy with colder, windier, south to south east winds. A few showers possible.
High: 16 or 17
Low: 11

Nelson & Marlborough
Sunny in Nelson but clouds brushing Marlborough.  E to SE winds, brisk through the Sounds.
High: 17 to 21
Low: 8 or 9


West Coast
Sunny with light winds!
Highs: 21
Low: 8


Canterbury
A mix of sun and cloud, S to SW winds fading across the day. A cooler day and night.
High: 15 or 16
Low: 5 to 8


Southland and Otago
Mostly Sunny and calm/light winds. A few cloudy areas.
Highs: 13 to 19
Lows: 4 to 8


– By head weather forecaster Philip Duncan, WeatherWatch.co.nz

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