Rain is set to dampen the mood in the north and south of New Zealand, but the middle of the country can bask in sunshine for most of the weekend.
Auckland and Northland are predicted to experience wet weather, with some showers turning heavy and a risk of thunderstormsfrom a moist and relatively unstable air-mass.
Despite the downpours, the temperature in Auckland should stay high with a low of 17C and a high of 24C.
Showers are expected to hit south western parts of the South Island and will persist throughout the day.
Moving in to the middle part of the country, high temperatures and sunny weather will be present for most of the day with Gisborne being one of the warmest places in New Zealand with a high of 28C.
The weather stays fine moving further south in the North Island but temperatures do start to cool with highs of 25C in Napier, 21C in Palmerston North and 18C in Wellington.
Auckland is set to experience showers this weekend, while much of New Zealand stays warm and dry. Photo / Michael Craig
Much of the South Island has similar conditions, with Christchurch and Nelson having highs of more than 20C and Blenheim’s and Timaru’s exceeding 25C.
The wet weather sticks around for parts of the North Island on Sunday, particularly for areas north of Palmerston North with some of this heavy and possibly thundery.
Auckland is unlikely to see any reprieve with showers predicted most of the day.
MetService said more southerly parts of the North Island will have fine weather.
Southern parts of the South Island will see rain again on Sunday, but it’s likely to be heavier in the west of the island.
MetService has placed a heavy rain watch on Fiordland north of Doubtful Sound for 15 hours from 9pm Sunday to noon Monday.
The sunny weather looks to disappear for much of the country at the start of next week, with heavy and possibly thundery showers expected for the North Island and rain continuing on the South Island’s West Coast.
