A mix of sun and cloud is being forecast for the Bay of Plenty today.

A north to northwesterly airflow is lying over New Zealand, with a front pushing into the western side of the South Island during the day, says WeatherWatch.co.nz

'It's a mostly sunny day for Northland. Auckland and the Waikato may have some morning cloud then becoming mostly sunny.

'The Bay Of Plenty has a mix of sun and cloud with winds from the north or northeast.

'Mostly cloudy from Taranaki through to Kapiti with the odd shower, some sun breaks through for the Manawatu in the afternoon and cloud may break for most in the evening for a time, overnight showers pick up again.

'Sunny and warm along the east coast with some high cloud later in the day, northerly winds.”

The North Island experiences some ridging overnight tonight, these more settled conditions means average to slightly below average overnight lows.

Some cloud and showers bring warmer than average overnight lows for Taranaki and Kapiti / Wellington, says weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson.

'The South Island as can be seen below has warmer than average overnight lows for most, this will be welcome considering the frosty conditions Canterbury has had for example lately.

'A cold front later on Wednesday for the South Island and pushing over the North Island on Thursday brings a cool down.”