Issued 5.30pm Thursday, next issue 11.45pm today:
Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to
midnight tomorrow:
The north and west of the North Island from Northland to Manawatu, also for the central plateau and Bay of Plenty:
Showers and fine periods. Overnight some of the showers heavy with thunder.
Gisborne to Wairarapa: Brief showers until early tomorrow then fine.
Wellington and Nelson: Showers and fine periods then mostly fine from early tomorrow.
West of the South Island: Showery today. Cloudy during Friday with late rain setting in about Fiordland.
Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and Southland: A mix of cloudy and fine periods. A few showers at times, chiefly about
the south coast.
Chatham Islands: Cloudy skies. Rain from early Friday.
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