Issued by Weather Workshop on Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 4.30am

Now the weather around the country today:

WHANGAREI, AUCKLAND and HAMILTON: mainly fine, 16
TAURANGA: fine, 15
ROTORUA and TAUPO mainly fine, 14
NEW PLYMOUTH, WANGANUI and PALMERSTON NORTH: cloud increasing, 14
WELLINGTON: cloud increasing, 13
GISBORNE, NAPIER, HASTINGS and MASTERTON: mainly fine, 15-16
NELSON: high cloud, 15
BLENHEIM: high cloud, 16
GREYMOUTH: rain developing, 13
CHRISTCHURCH and TIMARU: high cloud, 15
DUNEDIN: high cloud, 19
QUEENSTOWN: high cloud thickening, 13
INVERCARGILL: cloudy, 14

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