Hot, dry conditions are expected to continue despite a large anticyclone weakening in the next couple of days.

Fine weather and high temperatures remain on the forecast for Tauranga over the next 10 days.

Today's high is predicted to reach 25 degrees with tomorrow expected to reach a scorching 28 degrees.

The MetService says the overnight lows will also be warm with the predicted temperatures more than 10 degrees.

The highest overnight low will be on Saturday with the temperature expected to reach 17 degrees, says the MetService.

MetService media and communications meteorologist Dan Corbett says as the high weakens, a subtropical low is expected to pass across the seas to the east of the North Island tomorrow and Saturday.

'This will bring some light rain to Gisborne and northern Hawkes Bay, but not a lot.”

He says beyond the weekend, it seems likely that another anticyclone will move into the New Zealand area, maintaining generally dry conditions for at least the early part of next week.

'Unfortunately, decent rain is not yet on the horizon.”