Today is Daffodil Day. Funds raised today go to support the Cancer Society.

In today's weather forecast we should see overnight fine spells and a few light showers.

Cloud increasing in the evening with a northeasterly breeze.

It's a three-clothing layer and one-windproof layer day today with a high of 15 and an overnight low of 8 degrees. Humidity is 95 per cent.

This day in 1920 was the first flight across the Cook Strait. Captain Euan Dickson completed the first air crossing of Cook Strait, flying a 110-hp Le Rhone Avro from Christchurch to Upper Hutt and carrying the first air mail between the South and North Islands.

Our weather video update was filmed this morning at Omanu.

We have rain forecast ahead over the weekend until Tuesday.

Keep safe on the roads and have a great day!