Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight
tomorrow:

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. Further showers tomorrow.

Wairarapa, Wellington and Marlborough: Fine periods at first then showers working north and turning colder. Tomorrow, A few showers about the Wairarapa and Kaikoura coasts, otherwise a mix of cloud and fine breaks.

Nelson: Fine apart from a few showers this evening.

South Island west coast: Showery.

Canterbury: Becoming colder with wintry showers from early afternoon, chiefly coastal. Some snow to 400 metres. Tomorrow, becoming mainly fine but cloud and a few showers remain about the coast from Banks Peninsula northward.

Otago and Southland: Wintry showers with hail. Snow to 200 metres about Southland and 300 metres in Otago later. Tomorrow, becoming mainly fine inland but remaining showery about the coast.

Chatham Islands: Rain easing to showers today. Showery tomorrow.

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