Issued by Weather Workshop on Friday, August 20, 1999 at 4.30am

Now the weather around the country today:

WHANGAREI, AUCKLAND and HAMILTON: cloud increasing, 16
TAURANGA: few cloudy periods, 16
ROTORUA and TAUPO cloud increasing, 14
NEW PLYMOUTH, WANGANUI and PALMERSTON NORTH: rain developing, 14
WELLINGTON: cloudy with gales, 13
GISBORNE and NAPIER, HASTINGS: high cloud, 19
MASTERTON: high cloud and gales, 17
NELSON: rain developing, 15
BLENHEIM: high cloud, 16
GREYMOUTH: heavy rain, 13
CHRISTCHURCH and TIMARU: brief rain and gales, 19
DUNEDIN: brief rain, 16
QUEENSTOWN and INVERCARGILL: rain, 13

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