A southwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Wednesday moving around a high centred in the Tasman Sea.

Northland, Auckland, Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
A mix of sun and cloud, there may be an early morning shower otherwise mainly dry. The Bay Of Plenty has mainly sunny weather. Southwesterly winds.
Highs: 22-24

Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Any early cloud / showers clears then mostly sunny with westerly winds, southwesterlies for Taranaki.
Highs: 18-21

Eastern North Island
Sunny with cool morning southwesterlies then afternoon east to northeast winds.
Highs: 21-23

Wellington
Sunny with increasing northwesterly winds.
High: 20

Marlborough & Nelson
Sunny with light winds then afternoon northwesterlies for Marlborough, southwesterly winds tend westerly in the afternoon for Nelson.
Highs: 22-24

Canterbury
Sunny with light winds then afternoon east to northeast breezes.
Highs: 18-23

West Coast
Cloudy areas and the odd shower, west to southwesterly winds.
Highs: 16-18

Southland & Otago
Morning showers clear Southland then expect sunny spells, breezy west to northwesterly winds. Otago has mostly sunny with with northwesterly winds, afternoon northeasterlies about coastal Otago.
Highs: 16-21

By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz