Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight tomorrow:

Northland to Wellington, also the central plateau and Bay of Plenty: A good deal of fine weather but cloudy at times, especially in the west. Cloud increasing tomorrow with patchy rain developing in Northland and a few falls reaching Taranaki well after dark.

Gisborne to Wairarapa: Fine apart from high cloud.

Nelson and the South Island west coast: Rain about Fiordland With patchy falls further north. Tomorrow, outbreaks of rain but dry about Nelson until well after dark.

Marlborough to Otago: Dry with thickening cloud this evening. Patchy rain developing about the alps and western ranges tomorrow.

Southland: Cloudy with some scattered rain at times.

Chatham Islands: The odd shower. Fine periods on the increase this evening and mainly fine tomorrow.

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