Soaking up the sun
Good news for Easter holidaymakers with fine weather forecast for most areas
Today is likely to be mostly dry and warm as Easter weekend nears its end — good news for families travelling home early.
However, a MetService spokesperson has advised Wellington motorists, particularly campervans and caravans travelling over the Remutaka Ranges to be cautious as strong wind gusts are expected today and into tomorrow.
Patches of showers are to be expected in the upper North Island down to Waikato, but “plenty of sunshine” will end the weekend.
Clear weather is expected for holiday hot spots Coromandel and Mount Maunganui, but holidaymakers in Queenstown may want to take a rain jacket with light showers expected.
Hamilton and Waikato can also expect a warm 23C today.
A fine day is forecast for the East Coast, where Hawke’s Bay is set to hit a high of 26C, and Gisborne 23C.
The North Island can expect cloudy periods and a few showers for the northern and western areas from Northland to Wellington, with northwest gales hitting the capital.
Dunedin will get a high of 26C, and Christchurch will be close behind with a partly sunny 25C.
Most areas should be fine with patches of drizzle in Nelson, Fiordland and Westland. Rain is expected to hit Greymouth.
Canterbury, Otago and Southland can expect severe gale northwesterlies in exposed places.
Tomorrow, the North Island will get cloudy periods with isolated showers in the west, but fine in the east.
The South Island can expect rain in the west, heavy falls in Westland at first, easing to isolated showers from afternoon. Everyone else will get high cloud and scattered rain. Gale or severe gale west or northwesterlies will ease in the east and south.
Tuesday New Zealanders can expect to start their short week with cloudy periods with isolated showers scattered across the country, mainly fine in the east.