Today's the calm before the storm, or at least before the rain, for most regions around New Zealand.
The forecast for centres around the North Island today is for overcast skies and a chance of showers.
Auckland and Hamilton were expected to hit a high of 20C and Tauranga, Taupo and Wellington were a little chillier at 18C.
The South Island was cooling down a notch today after a scorching hot start to the week.
MetService meteorologist Sarah Haddon said most regions were experiencing warmer weather because of a miniature heatwave caused by a high sitting to the east of the country.