Issued by Weather Workshop on Thursday, August 12, 1999 at 4.30am

Now the weather around the country today:

WHANGAREI, AUCKLAND and HAMILTON: rain easing to showers, 16
TAURANGA: showers, 17
ROTORUA and TAUPO showers, 14
NEW PLYMOUTH, WANGANUI and PALMERSTON NORTH: showers, 15
WELLINGTON: rain then showers, 14
GISBORNE: brief rain, 17
NAPIER, HASTINGS and MASTERTON: brief rain, 16
NELSON: showers, 14
BLENHEIM: brief rain, 15
GREYMOUTH: rain easing to showers, 12
CHRISTCHURCH and TIMARU: brief rain 15
DUNEDIN: showers, 13
QUEENSTOWN: mostly cloudy, 10
INVERCARGILL: showers, 11

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