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Urban Weather

from MetService

Issued at 09:15 on 19-03-2010. Valid until 22:00 on 19-03-2010

A ridge of high pressure lies over the Far North where it weakens Monday.Meanwhile a weak front affects the West Coast of the South Island today. A second front is expected to move over the South Island during Saturday then weaken on Sunday. An active front should move over the South Island early Monday and reach the lower North Island later Monday. This front then becomes slow moving and weakens as it crosses the North Island on Tuesday.

North Island

Kaitaia
Fine with cloud at times. Southwest breezes.
high 22 °C
Whangarei
Long fine spells. Southwest breezes.
high 23 °C
Auckland
Morning cloud then fine. Southwesterly.
high 23 °C
Tauranga
Morning cloud, then fine. Southwest winds.
high 24 °C
Hamilton
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Westerly winds.
high 21 °C
Rotorua
Morning cloud, then fine spells. Westerly winds.
high 22 °C
Taumarunui
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Westerly winds.
high 21 °C
Taupo
Fine and cloudy periods. Westerlies.
high 21 °C
New Plymouth
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Westerly.
high 21 °C
Gisborne
Fine weather. Afternoon sea breezes.
high 23 °C
Napier
Fine weather. Afternoon sea breezes.
high 24 °C
Hastings
Fine weather. Afternoon sea breezes.
high 25 °C
Masterton
Fine weather. Northwesterlies.
high 24 °C
Palmerston North
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Northwesterly.
high 20 °C
Wanganui
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Westerly.
high 21 °C
Levin
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Northwesterly.
high 20 °C
Paraparaumu
Cloudy, chance drizzle. Northwest winds.
high 20 °C
Wellington
Fine spells. Southerly developing, northerly later.
high 20 °C

South Island

Nelson
Fine with southwesterlies, then afternoon sea breezes.
high 24 °C
Westport
Drizzle, then fine spells afternoon. Westerlies.
high 20 °C
Greymouth
Morning drizzle, then fine spells. Light winds.
high 18 °C
Blenheim
Fine with light winds.
high 25 °C
Kaikoura
Fine with light winds and afternoon sea breezes.
high 20 °C
Christchurch
Morning cloud, fine spells. Northeasterly developing.
high 21 °C
Timaru
Morning cloud, fine spells. Northeasterly developing.
high 20 °C
Oamaru
Cloudy at first, then fine. Northeast winds developing.
high 19 °C
Dunedin
Morning cloud, then fine. Westerly dying out.
high 20 °C
Alexandra
Fine with light winds.
high 26 °C
Wanaka
Fine with light winds.
high 26 °C
Queenstown
Fine with light winds.
high 23 °C
Invercargill
Long fine spells. Fresh westerlies.
high 17 °C

Index

Weather

Auckland 23 C
Hamilton 21 C
Wellington 20 C
Christchurch 21 C
Dunedin 20 C

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