Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight tomorrow:

Northland to Wellington, also the central plateau and Bay of Plenty: Mainly fine apart from a few cloudy periods.

Gisborne to Wairarapa: Showers gradually clearing from Gisborne, further south, fine. Tomorrow, fine everywhere.

Nelson and the South Island west coast: Cloudy periods with patchy rain developing south of the glaciers and turning to more general rain tomorrow. Rain not spreading further north until late Saturday.

Marlborough and Canterbury: Mainly fine apart from increasing high cloud tomorrow.

Otago and Southland: Dry with increasing cloud. Patchy rain developing about the western ranges tomorrow.

Chatham Islands: Showers clearing overnight. Cloud and fine breaks tomorrow.

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