Cloudy areas on the West Coast thickening up in the afternoon with westerly breezes, a few showers develop in the evening then turning to rain overnight with a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny in Nelson through to Canterbury with light winds and some high cloud, northeast breezes pick up a little along the Canterbury coastline in the afternoon. There may be a few isolated showers late afternoon and evening about Mid and South Canterbury running along the foothills.
HIGHS: 17-18 on the West Coast. 22-23 for Nelson, Canterbury and Marlborough

Areas of high cloud with westerly breezes, winds tend northeast right on the Otago coastline. During the afternoon showers develop about Southland mainly inland, through to eastern Otago. A few of these showers may be heavy and thundery then easing at night as a southwest change pushes into the lower South Island. Expect skies to become cloudy on the West Coast south of the Glaciers in the morning, rain develops about Fiordland by midday spreading into South Westland by evening. Rain may be heavy and thundery as it progresses north.
HIGHS: 18-21