Calmer weather is on the way for Whanganui after a chaotic few days earlier this week.
Metservice meteorologist Peter Little said there would still be the odd shower on Thursday and Friday but things were improving.
"[On Friday] you've still got westerlies which will bring cloudy skies and the odd shower."
A ridge of high pressure moving north over New Zealand would lead to showers drying out, Little said.
The dominant wind direction would be west to northwest going into the weekend.
