"Although places like Gisborne and the northern part of Hawke's Bay will get some rain for a time first thing in the morning, it does pull away quite quickly with the odd shower left there.
"But those southerly winds do stick around for that eastern coastline of the North Island and will gradually ease off later on in the day."
The ridge of high pressure from the Tasman sea which brought sunshine to the West Coast yesterday would sweep across much of the country, bringing fine weather to most areas today.
But eastern parts of the South Island and Wellington were likely to get a bit of cloud or the odd shower, Murray said.
Skies were expected to stay mostly dry for Mother's Day tomorrow. But don't expect warm temperatures, she said.
"There's a few showers around the country here and there but not much, so most people will be able to get out. There'll be plenty of dry spells and even sunshine."
Auckland could see an isolated shower or two come through Sunday evening and cloud is expected to develop in Wellington later in the day.
Frosts and some low cloud were possible in inland parts of the South Island, but overall the forecast was looking pretty good.
"Monday's not looking too bad either," Murray said.
"Then on Tuesday our focus changes to a low, which will be approaching from the Tasman Sea - just our normal lows that we get from the Tasman Sea, but it will have some rain and wind associated with it that we're expecting to affect the country midweek."
Saturday's forecast
Whangarei: Chance of a morning shower, then fine weather and fresh southerlies easing. High of 17C
Auckland: Fine. Fresh southerlies, easing in the evening, 15C
Hamilton: Fine. Fresh southerlies, easing in the afternoon, 15C
Tauranga: Fine. Fresh south easterlies, easing in the afternoon, 16C
Wellington: Cloudy periods, with a few showers until evening. Strong southerlies, easing in the afternoon. 11C.
Christchurch: A few showers clearing in the morning and becoming fine. Southerlies dying out in the morning, 11C
Dunedin: Morning cloud clearing. Westerlies dying out, 13C
(Source: MetService)