A large high over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge onto the North Island, and a northwest flow develops over the South Island.

There is minimal risk of severe weather.

The ridge of high pressure over the North Island starts to weaken, and a northwest flow affects central and southern New Zealand.

A front is expected to bring rain to Fiordland, and there is low confidence of warning amounts of rain there.

A low pressure system moves onto central and southern New Zealand, while an associated front moves onto the North Island.

There is low confidence for warning amounts of rain in Northland, eastern Bay of Plenty, northern Tasman/Nelson and the northwest of Marlborough, Buller, and the ranges of Grey and northern Westland. There is also low confidence of warning amounts of rain in Fiordland in the morning.

There is also low confidence for severe northwest gales in areas of the North Island north of approximately Waitomo, Taihape and Central Hawke's Bay, and also about South Taranaki, Wellington, southern Wairarapa and the Marlborough sounds.

The low pressure system and associated front should move away to the east of New Zealand early morning, and there is low confidence of warning amounts of rain in eastern Bay of Plenty at first.

A showery west to southwest flow then spreads across the country.