Auckland and Christchurch are expecting rain. Photo / Duncan Brown
The first week of summer is bringing a mixed bag of weather across the country.
A cold front today is centred in the North Island, said Metservice meteorologist Ciaran Doolin.
The front would move north and would have cleared the country by tomorrow night, he said.
Aucklanders heading to work tomorrow morning may need to take their umbrella as rain was expected.
"It will ease to showers in the afternoon.
"It's spring-like temperatures in Auckland. It's a mixed bag really," he said.
Mr Doolin said Aucklanders should expect cooler temperatures this week than the past few days.
Wellington was fairly cloudy today with a few showers and a southerly expected to die out this evening.
Although the sun was expected to shine in Christchurch today, tomorrow would be a different story.
"Showers will develop late morning and some of those showers may be heavy with a chance of thunder and hail during the afternoon and evening time," Mr Doolin said.
"It's going to be a mixed bag."
It would be a similar story for much of the country this week.
"There's a southwesterly flow for the rest of the country for Tuesday and it will ease on Wednesday and the ridge of high pressure spreads from the Tasman.
"There are showers and it's cooler for Monday and Tuesday. The showers will dissipate and temperature will go higher slightly," he said.
Whangarei
Tomorrow: Rain to showers by evening with a southwesterly change. 23C.
Auckland
Tomorrow: Rain develops morning then showers by evening. Southwesterly change. 20C.
Tauranga
Tomorrow: Occasional rain, chance heavy, clears evening. 21C.
Wellington
Tomorrow: Fine spells, a few evening showers. 18C.
Christchurch
Tomorrow: Few showers, chance thunder/hail from afternoon. Southwest. 18C.
Dunedin
Tomorrow: Mainly fine, few showers from afternoon. 15C.
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