WeatherWatch reports that a westerly quarter airflow is lying over the country today.

"Expect showers or rain in the west, [and] drier weather in the east," says a WeatherWatch spokesperson.

Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty are partly cloudy with a few showers although Bay of Plenty has a mainly dry day ahead. There is fresh west to southwesterly winds with temperature highs for these regions expected to be 15-17 degrees Celsius.

Western North Island (including Central North Island)
Mostly cloudy with a shower or two, showers more frequent in the afternoon then easing evening. Fresh westerlies.
Highs: 9 – 16

Eastern North Island
Any morning cloud clears then mostly sunny, some cloud later in the day. Westerlies.
Highs: 17 – 19

Wellington
Partly cloudy, a spit possible in the afternoon. Northwesterlies change to the south later in the day.
High: 16

Marlborough & Nelson
Partly cloudy for Nelson, sunny for Marlborough with some high cloud later in the day. Westerly winds.
Highs: 16 – 19

Canterbury
Mostly sunny, a few clouds in the afternoon as light winds tend to the south.
Highs: 14 – 17

West Coast
Rain eases to showers in the afternoon, southwesterlies.
Highs: 13 – 15

Southland & Otago
Mostly cloudy with the odd spit or shower for Southland. Any showers for Central Otago clear in the morning (more so in the west) then sunny spells. Coastal Otago sees any early showers clear then sunny, further spits possible later in the day. Westerlies, fresh about coastal areas, easing later in the day.
Highs: 13 – 14

Map: WeatherWatch.