Strong northwesterly winds gale force at times from midday mainly on the east coast. Expect heavy falls on the West Coast south of Wesport with thunderstorms, more general rain north of Westport. Winds change westerly at night with rain easing to showers overnight. On the east coat expect mainly dry conditions with high cloud, rain near the foothills. There may also be an area of rain about South Canterbury clearing for a time mid afternoon then late afternoon southerlies freshen with a period of showers which spread into Christchurch around midnight. Overnight expect the odd random heavy shower to move through about Canterbury with the chance of thunder and hail mainly south of Banks Peninsula.
HIGHS: 18-19 on the West Coast. 21 for Nelson, 25-27 in Canterbury and Marlborough

Heavy thundery falls about South Westland, more general rain in Fiordland. Winds mostly northwesterly strong about South Westland. Cloudy in Southland and Otago with variable winds, showers and dry spells. By midday showers turning to rain and becoming more widespread as southwesterlies freshen. Rain easing to showers later in the evening, overnight the odd shower may be heavy and thundery with a risk of hail.

HIGHS: 17-20

 

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