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It has been one wet month, but the last weekend of August should give the country a chance to dry out a little.
After heavy rain drenched large parts of the country this month, weather forecasters expect the last few days of August to bring generally dry weather as an anticyclone moves across the South Island - the first anticyclone to visit the country since mid July.
The MetService's Bob McDavitt said the anticyclone would bring light winds to much of the country and several dry days to the east of the South Island and southern parts of the North Island, where they were most needed.
The anticyclone was not 100 per cent dry as a southwesterly wind change was likely to bring a brief period of showers to eastern districts. Over the weekend, easterly winds may bring cloud and showers to Coromandel and Northland, and drizzle is likely for parts of the West Coast of the South Island.
- NZPA
