A mix bag of weather is being forecast for the weekend and the beginning of next week.

Fine weather is being forecast for today, before rain moves in tomorrow.

See below for a day by day breakdown from the MetService.

Sunday January 28 2024
A low moves across the North Island. There is moderate confidence of rainfall totals meeting warning criteria over western and central areas from the Tararua Range to Waitomo and Bay of Plenty, and low confidence of severe north to northwest gales over the North Island from Whanganui, Manawatu and Hawke's Bay northwards.
Meanwhile, another front is expected to approach the South Island west coast, and there is moderate confidence of significant heavy rain over Fiordland, Westland and Grey Districts.

Monday January 29 2024
The low is expected to move across the North Island to lie east of the country, followed by a strong, cool south to southwest flow.
There is low confidence that southerly quarter winds could approach severe gale over the entire North Island.
Showers will affect many North Island places, but at this stage accumulation are not expected to be significant.

Tuesday January 30 2024
The low is now forecast to move slight westwards, forcing a strong, cool, showery south to southeast flow over the North Island.

There is moderate confidence that rainfall will reach warning levels over eastern areas from the Tararua District to East Cape. There is also low confidence that south to southeast gales could become severe over the central and southern North Island, as indicated on the chart.

Wednesday January 31 2024
The slow-moving low should slowly weaken, but there is still low confidence of significant rainfall accumulations over eastern areas from the Tararua District to East Cape. There is also low confidence of severe southerly gales over eastern and central parts of the North Island, as indicated on the chart.