Short Forecast from Weather Workshop valid to midnight tonight.

From Northland to Bay of Plenty, also down to Taranaki and the
central plateau: Showers and fine spells.

Gisborne and Hawkes Bay: Showers about the main ranges spreading
east at times.

Wanganui to Wellington, also for Wairarapa: Rain or showers clearing
From most places this afternoon.

Buller to central Westland, also for Nelson and Marlborough:
Patchy rain.

Southern parts of Westland, Fiordland: Dry and cloudy.

Canterbury and Otago, also for Southland: Further rain at times.
More persistent and heavier falls about central and south
Canterbury working into north Otago.

Chatham Islands: Outbreaks of rain.

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