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\nA low pressure system is expected to bring rain to many parts of NZ later this week. File photo.
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New Zealand’s temperatures are getting into summer territory, but a low pressure system is expected to bring rain to many areas of the country later this week.<\/p>\n
Maximum temperatures were expected to rise above 20\u00b0C in many areas today, with Napier forecast to reach 29\u00b0C – nearly 10\u00b0C higher than the average November maximum – and Hastings predicted to hit 31\u00b0C today.<\/p>\n
Tuesday’s weather should also be fine for Cup Day in Christchurch, with clear skies expected over Canterbury.<\/p>\n
But wet weather was expected to start moving down the country on Wednesday, with a low pressure system over the north Tasman Sea due to move southwards onto the North Island.<\/p>\n
MetService said that was likely to bring warning amounts of rain in Northland, Auckland Coromandel Peninsula, and Bay of Plenty on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
There could also be downpours in Waikato, Taupo, northern Gisborne\/Tairawhiti, and Taranaki Maunga, and MetService said northeast winds could reach severe gale strength in exposed places of Northland and Auckland.<\/p>\n
By Thursday, the low pressure system is expected to move southeastwards over northern and central New Zealand, bringing rain to many areas, including Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Gisborne\/Tairawhiti north of Gisborne City, Taranaki Maunga, Tasman District west of Motueka, and the northern and eastern ranges of Marlborough.<\/p>\n
The low pressure system should moves to the east of the county by Friday, with a front over the Tasman Sea then moving quickly over southern and central New Zealand.<\/p>\n
The forecast for the weekend is looking clearer, with a ridge of high pressure following the front onto New Zealand.<\/p>\n