weather warning
A strong and moist northwesterly flow remains over the country this weekend,with a number of embedded fronts bringing further periods of heavy rain and northwest gales to central and southern parts of New Zealand
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North Island, rain spreading north, easing from the south at night. South Island, rain or showers in the west. Showers spreading northwards in the east with a southwesterly change later.
North Island, early rain north of Taihape easing to isolated showers then clearing. Occasional rain about Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. Elsewhere, becoming fine. South Island, showers about Buller, Southland and Otago, easing later. Fine spells elsewhere, apart from isolated afternoon showers for Canterbury and Marlborough.
North Island, Scattered showers about Gisborne and Hawkes Bay. Otherwise, fine. South Island, Cloudy periods with isolated showers for Fiordland, Southland, and Otago. Mainly fine elsewhere.
Low cloud and patchy drizzle on Sunday, mainly morning and night,with strong northerlies. A period of rain on Monday, easing to showers as winds turn southwesterly. Few showers and southerlies on Tuesday.
Low cloud with patchy morning drizzle. Isolated afternoon and early evening showers, some heavy with possible thunderstorms.
Mainly fine. Scattered rain from evening for Wairarapa.
Cloudy periods with patchy morning drizzle. Rain developing evening.
Rain with heavy falls and possible thunderstorms developing from the south this morning.
Rain with heavy falls and occasional thunderstorms, turning to showers this morning and clearing east of the Main Divide.
Scattered rain spreading northwards, clearing in the south in the afternoon.
Scattered showers.
Cloudy with patchy drizzle.
*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northwest 35 knots, rising to 45 knots south of Cape Palliser this morning, easing to 35 knots tonight. Sea becoming high in the south for a time. Northeast swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in scattered rain developing this evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Northwest 30 knots but 40 knots in the south with very rough sea, easing overnight Sunday westerly 15 knots everywhere, changing Monday southerly 15 knots, turning Tuesday northeast 15 knots.
