All Districts forecast from Weather Workshop:
The Situation: An anticyclone is spreading onto the country from
the Tasman Sea today and a low northeast of the Chatham Islands
is finally moving away.
And now the forecast to midnight tonight:
NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, WAITOMO, TAUMARANUI, TARANAKI,
TAIHAPE, COROMANDEL PENINSULA, BAY of PLENTY/ROTORUA, TAUPO,
WANGANUI and MANAWATU: A fine day in most places although cloudy
areas likely morning and night. Light winds. Frosty again tonight,
especially south of Auckland city.
GISBORNE, HAWKES BAY and WAIRARAPA: Showers becoming confined to
the coast during the day with fine periods increasing inland.
South to southwest dying out this evening.
WELLINGTON: The odd light shower until this afternoon, chiefly
about the eastern hills, otherwise fine and cool. Southerlies
dying out this evening and frosty tonight.
NELSON, BULLER, WESTLAND and FIORDLAND: Fine bright and sunny
in most areas with light winds. Cloud building this afternoon
over the southern fiords. Mostly light winds. Frosts again
tonight except in the far south.
MARLBOROUGH and CANTERBURY: North of Banks Peninsula, remaining
cloud and the odd drizzle patch clearing this morning otherwise
fine and frosty. Generally light breezes. Southerlies north of
Kaikoura dying out this afternoon.
OTAGO and SOUTHLAND: Mainly fine, frosty conditions. A few areas
of cloud though about the south coast and Stewart Island.
Northwesterlies in the far south otherwise winds light.
CHATHAM ISLANDS: Showers becoming few and far between as the day
goes on but skies still quite cloudy. Southeasterlies easing
further and tending southwest tonight.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: Anticyclonic conditions are expected
to continue over the country with fine weather. Cloudy periods
are likely though over the upper North Island and in the far
south and about Stewart Island. At the Chathams, a mix of
cloudy and fine periods.
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