After a grey and rainy weekend in Hawke's Bay the weather forecast is set to slowly improve with a cool start to the week before warmth and sunshine kicks in.
MetService meteorologist Cameron Coutts said there would be a "coolish start" to the week in Hawke's Bay, with highs of 16C to 17C.
Monday and Tuesday were forecast to be cloudy with showers clearing in the afternoon and southerlies dying out, before northerlies developed on Tuesday.
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"Then as the sunshine begins to dominate and the winds turn light temperatures get up to the low 20s by Wednesday, and will continue that way through until at least the weekend," he said.
After several lows brought gale force winds and even snow to parts of the country last week, a cooler southerly flow has died away and a broad ridge of high pressure, expected to stick around for most of the week, has moved on to the country.
Mr Coutts said although the week would begin with rain and wind, the weather would soon settle to mainly fine weather.
"The good news is there's a big high coming so the weather is settling down. We've got some cloud and the odd shower to get rid of on Monday and there may be the odd one still there on Tuesday as southerly winds die away," Mr Coutts said.
From Wednesday the forecast was set to improve to mainly fine weather, reaching a weekly high of 21C on Thursday.
"For Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it's looking generally fine. There will probably be some light winds inland and northerlies or northeasterlies around the coast."
Moving into the weekend, the meteorologist said there was a risk a weather feature would come down from the north, bringing another low to the North Island.
"That brings an easterly flow which may bring some rain to Hawke's Bay."
Saturday was forecast to be partly cloudy at first before rain set in and Sunday was expected to have consistent rain throughout the day.
Significant weather developed on Saturday at the weekend as a sub-tropical low-pressure system moved south towards the northern North Island; bringing rain to Northland, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Despite the weekend's wet weather, Mr Coutts said the region was dry and expected to remain that way this week.
"Looking at Napier there hasn't been a lot of rain around. It's been a pretty dry last three or four weeks on average with only 4.2mm total going back 30 days.
With an average rainfall figure of 50mm expected for the month of November, Mr Coutts said the current figure was still a long way from that, though it was the beginning of the month.