Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight tonight:

From Northland to Taranaki, also for the central plateau: Long fine periods but a few light showers also, mainly in the west.

Wanganui and Manawatu: A few cloudy areas.

For Bay of Plenty and in the east from Gisborne to Canterbury also for Wellington and Nelson: Cloud and brief showers affecting coastal Canterbury and Marlborough this morning and further north later with a weak southwest change. Elsewhere, mainly fine.

South Island west coast: A few showers. Longer fine spells developing about Westland.

Otago and Southland: Cloudy periods. Showers about the south coast spreading further north for a time this morning. Southwesterlies
slowly easing.

Chatham Islands: Cold and showery with gale southwest winds.

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