Fickle spring weather brings weekend high

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The fickle spring weather, which brought hail and thunder storms to the country this week, will bring a high for the weekend.

A large area of high pressure will envelope the country, MetService meteorologist John Law said.

This high should push the low pressure area away from the east coast of the North Island by early tomorrow, together with the last of the showers around the Wairarapa.

"The weather this weekend looks fine across much of the country," Mr Law said.

"As an area of high pressure builds we can expect the skies to clear and some longer spells of sunshine to develop."

The clearing skies and lighter winds were set to make for some good viewing conditions for people heading to one of the firework displays lined up over the weekend, he said.

By Sunday, another front should be approaching the South Island and reintroducing cloud and late rain to the West Coast.

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Weekend forecasts:

* Whangarei:

Tomorrow: Fine. Southwesterlies dying out.High 19C, low 8C;

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Southwest breeze. High 19C, low 9C;

Sunday: Fine with light winds. 19C, 10C.

* Auckland

Tomorrow: Mostly fine, chance morning shower. Southwesterlies. High 17C, low 8C;

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Southwest breeze. High 18C, low 9C;

Sunday: Fine with light winds. High 19C, low 9C.

* Hamilton

Tomorrow: Mostly fine, chance morning shower. Southwesterlies dying out. High 17C, low 3C;

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Light winds. High 19C, low 5C;

Sunday: Fine with light winds. High 20C, low 6C.

* Tauranga

Tomorrow: Morning cloud then fine. Southwesterlies dying out. High 19C, low 7C;

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Light winds. High 20C, low 10C;

Sunday: Fine with light winds. High 20C, low 10C.

* Wellington

Tomorrow: Mainly fine, morning and evening cloud. Fresh Southerly, eases. High 13C, low 7C;

Saturday: Fine with light winds. High, 15C, low 8C;

Sunday: Fine, evening cloud. Northerlies freshening. High 17C, low 11C.

* Christchurch

Tomorrow: Mainly fine with possible morning frosts. Light winds. High 15C, low 2C;

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Northeast developing. High 17C, low 4C;

Sunday: Fine. Northeast, turn northwest late. High 23C, low 9C.

* Dunedin

Tomorrow: Mainly fine, possible morning frosts. Light winds. High 13C, low 7C;

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Northeast developing. High 16C, low 8C;

Sunday: Fine, high cloud. Northeast turn northwest. High 19C, low 10C.

(source: MetService)