National weather update for Saturday

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WeatherWatch advise that the weather will be mainly settled for New Zealand today due to a ridge of high pressure.

'The departing southerlies bring cloud and a few clearing showers to the eastern North Island,” says WeatherWatch analyst Aaron Wilkinson.

For Northland, Auckland, Waikato and the Bay Of Plenty, the weather forecast is for a sunny day with southeasterlies easing, tending southwest in the afternoon for western regions. These regions should experience a high of between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius today.

For the remainder of the country:

Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Sunny with southeasterlies dying out in the morning, west to northwest winds from afternoon. Evening cloud for Kapiti.
Highs: 10-14

Eastern North Island
Morning cloud clears Wairarapa then sunny, morning showers clear Hawkes Bay then sun increases from afternoon. Showers linger about Gisborne through till late afternoon before clearing. Cool southerly winds ease during the day.
Highs: 11-13

Wellington
Any morning cloud clears then sunny, light southerlies tend north to northwest in the afternoon.
High: 12

Marlborough & Nelson
Sunny, light winds tend north to northwest in the afternoon.
Highs: 13-16

Canterbury
Sunny, light winds, perhaps tending northeast near the coast in the afternoon.
Highs: 13-16

West Coast
Sunny areas and increasing cloud, some drizzle possible later in the day. Light winds then afternoon west to northwest winds.
Highs: 12-15

Southland & Otago
High cloud increases in the morning, northwesterly winds. Afternoon east to northeast winds possible about coastal Otago.
Highs: 14-17

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