Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight tonight:

In the north and west from Northland to Manawatu, also for the
central high country: Showers and fine periods.

Bay of Plenty: Mainly fine.

Gisborne and Hawkes Bay: Dry for much of the day. Showers
spreading from the south this evening.

Wairarapa, Wellington and Marlborough: Fine periods
this morning then showers working north and turning colder.

Nelson: Brief showers this afternoon.

South Island west coast: Showery.

Canterbury: Becoming colder with wintry showers from early
afternoon, chiefly coastal. Some snow to 400 metres.

Otago and Southland: Wintry showers developing this morning
with hail. Snow to 200 metres about Southland and 300 metres
in Otago later.

Chatham Islands: Rain easing to showers.

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