The fine weather locals enjoyed this weekend is set to continue throughout the first half of this week before rain sets in on Thursday.
Metservice meteorologist Tom Adams said although Hawke's Bay was a bit late getting the fine weather the rest of the country had enjoyed last week, the region was set for several dry days with highs reaching 21C.
A ridge of high pressure will move east of the North Island during Tuesday while a northerly airstream spreads on to the South Island ahead of a front over the Tasman Sea, bringing some rain to western areas.
Temperatures will drop as low as 5C overnight in Hawke's Bay over the week and days should be fairly warm with a high of 19C today.
Mr Adams said the Bay should expect consistent rain from Thursday to Friday for at least a day because of a deep low pressure moving towards New Zealand from South Australia by Tasmania.