Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ, high pressure in the south (+23 Maps) | WeatherWatch
The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day as the fringes of the storm system draw in. Things are looking different in the south, however, thanks to a persistent high pressure ridge allowing many regions to face a mostly nice and sunny Sunday.
Northland, Auckland and Coromandel will bear the brunt of the bad weather today as strong easterly winds turn at times to hurricane force and periods of heavy rain set in, particularly in the east. Fresh gusty easterly winds are expected to develop throughout the day over the rest of the North Island, with rain, which is inherently more patchy, developing in the central regions and east coast. In the West; Taranaki, Whanganui, Kapiti and Wellington should all remain mostly fine with increasingly high cloud and temperatures hovering in the 20s.
A mostly overcast day for the Tasman District, drizzle in Marlborough and fresh, gusty northeast winds along the east coast are the only real blows to the South Island’s Sunday weather, with the vast majority of regions in line for a mostly sunny and calm day ahead. However, a few scattered showers may occur in inland Otago and Southland this afternoon. Comfortable temperatures for most, especially inland, between 18 and 23 degrees.
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