The Hawke's Bay region will be plagued by showers and cool temperatures for much of the week ahead.
MetService meteorologist Andy Best said the morning would kick off with fine weather and high cloud before afternoon and evening showers later in the day.
"We are expecting some rain to develop overnight on Sunday over Hawke's Bay with strengthening northeasterlies but the good news is the rain will clear before dawn today."
Fresh southerlies, accompanied by occasional showers, moving up the country tomorrow morning would soon change the tune of the weather, he said.
"On Wednesday the showers are really about the coast in the early morning and the rest of the area of Hawke's Bay is mainly fine but later on rain will spread from the west at night.