Weekend Forecast 14th April - 15th April 2012

[JennyLeez]

Weekend starts off on a high
WeatherWatch.co.nz says the weekend will kick off with a very large high drifting in from Australia bringing lighter winds, sunnier skies and slightly warmer conditions.
The high, which covers an area the size of Australia, will slowly drift in from the Tasman Sea today and during Saturday.
Saturday may not be perfect for everyone - as we still transition from Thursday's windy and showery change to the incoming settled high.
Highs don't always promise sun and light winds but as the centre moves closer, towards Sunday and Monday, conditions should become far more settled across the nation following a somewhat windy, showery and coolish end to the working week for many regions.
The high is likely to weaken slightly mid next week but become re-energised by new high pressure in the southern Tasman Sea - that means the dry spell of weather should continue, generally speaking, into the last week of April.
But a few showers are likely to be in the mix next week - possibly again around north eastern parts of the North Island as winds from the easterly quarter return to the upper half the North Island.
The general trend, however, is for mostly dry weather until the last week of April when this current series of highs runs out and is most likely replaced by lows from either the sub-tropics, Tasman or Southern Ocean.

Update:
It should be a pretty rain-free weekend across the country, do you plan to get out and enjoy it:?

There will be some rather breezy southerlies in place.  Especially for tomorrow.  But that will just add to the autumn-like feel to our weather.  The wind shouldn't be strong enough to interfer with most outdoor plans.

Temperatures will be rebounding a bit.  Highs tomorrow could push into the low to mid 20's about Bay of Plenty, Waikato and central Otago.

http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/

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Wairoa, Nuhaka and Mahia Beach

Saturday
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 18C. Winds from the SSW at 15 to 25 km/h. Breezy. Chance of rain 40% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 mm possible.


Saturday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Low of 10C. Winds from the SSW at 15 to 20 km/h. Breezy.

Sunday
Overcast. High of 17C. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 km/h.


Sunday Night
Clear. Low of 10C. Winds from the NNE at 5 to 15 km/h.