NZ Short Range Forecast11:42PM Wednesday February 10, 2010
Northland, Auckland and Coromandel
Fine spells and a few showers.
From Waikato to Manawatu, also Bay of Plenty and from Gisborne to Wairarapa
Mostly cloudy, with a few showers spreading to most places early this morning. Heavier showers and possible thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Kapiti, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Buller and Westland
Outbreaks of rain, with heavy falls in northwest Nelson and Buller this morning. Afternoon fine spells.
Fiordland, Southland and Otago
Areas of morning cloud clearing, then fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers for Central Otago and drizzle at night for eastern Otago.
Canterbury
Scattered rain, clearing from the Plains this morning, and fine breaks developing. Drizzle developing south of Banks Peninsula tonight.
The Chatham Islands
Fine and cloudy periods.
NZ Long Range Forecast11:42PM Wednesday February 10, 2010
Friday
North Island, fine or becoming fine in the east from Gisborne to Cook Strait, rain or showers clearing from Taranaki down to Wellington, showers elsewhere. South Island, a few showers in the west and about Nelson, turning to rain in Fiordland later. Becoming fine in the east.
Saturday
North Island, mainly fine in the east, increasing rain or showers in the west. South Island, some heavy thundery rain in the west easing away later, a period of rain and a southerly change in the east.
Sunday
North Island, rain or showers in the west, and a few spreading to the east. South Island, mostly fine in the west, also Nelson and inland Otago.A few showers elsewhere.
Chatham Islands
Becoming cloudy and a few showers developing on Friday with strengthening northerlies. Saturday brings rain and gale northwesterlies. Showers and southwesterlies on Sunday.
Satellite and Isobaric Images11:42PM Wednesday February 10, 2010
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