Today’s outlook

Rain, with heavy falls, turning to showers in the morning with gale northeast easing. H 19 Rain, chance heavy, turns to showers. Northeast gale gusting 90 km/h in exposed places, easing afternoon. 18 Rain developing in the morning. Northeasterlies, strong for a time. 16 Rain develops morning, chance heavy. Northeast strengthens for a time. 17 Rain developing in the morning. Northeast strengthens evening. 16 Cloud increasing, periods of rain developing afternoon. Gusty southeast developing. 13

Picture / NZME Garth Weinberg oversees the Polar Plunge at Rotorua’s Lake Tikitapu yesterday in honour of Scion’s Lucy Macdonald who died of cancer.