It's going to be another hot day for most people across the motu with fine weather for much of the North Island and scattered cloud and rain for areas in the south.
Settled hot weather can be expected in the north with highs likely reaching into the late twenties for several areas.
In the upper North Island, Kaitaia can expect a high of 25C, Whangārei 24C and Auckland 26C, according to Metservice.
Napier and Hamilton meanwhile are going to be stinking hot with highs of 28C and 27C respectively.
Moving down the country, a weak front is pushing north bringing cooler temperatures in the south and eventually east, according to WeatherWatch.
But that doesn't mean areas won't get hot. Inland parts of the upper South Island and the Mackenzie Country will likely climb into the late twenties as well.
The lower half of the South Island, meanwhile, can expect some rain, especially for Southland and Fiordland in the morning.
Elsewhere a few showers creep in this afternoon with isolated heat showers possible around Molesworth in the evening.
Unfortunately, Friday and the weekend aren't looking as nice with isolated showers mainly in the afternoon and evening for the North Island.
While the south can expect showers and cloudy periods.
On the weekend both islands can expect rain with scattered showers in the north and heavy rain in areas of the south.
Kaitaia: Cloudy periods, chance of a shower. Northeasterlies.
Whangarei: Pockets of fog clearing early, then cloudy periods. Chance of a shower. Northeasterlies.
Auckland: Partly cloudy in the morning with pockets of fog, and the chance of a shower north of Warkworth. Becoming fine by midday. Northeasterlies.
Hamilton: Early fog patches clearing to fine by midday. Westerlies for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Tauranga: Cloud clearing and becoming fine in the morning as northerlies develop.
Rotorua: Cloud clearing and becoming fine in the morning. Northwesterlies developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.
Gisborne: Fine. Northwesterlies turning easterly for a time in the afternoon.
New Plymouth: Fine, but high cloud increasing towards evening. Northwesterlies developing in the morning, dying out evening.
Taupō: Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Westerlies developing in the morning.
Palmerston North: Fine, apart from morning cloud. Fresh westerlies developing in the morning, easing evening.
Napier: Fine. Light winds and afternoon easterlies.
Masterton: Fine, apart from evening cloud. Light winds and afternoon westerlies. Hot.
Wellington: Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Early drizzle possible. Strong northerlies, easing in the afternoon.
Nelson: Fine. Sea breezes.
Blenheim: Fine, then cloudy periods from afternoon. Afternoon sea breezes.
Westport: Cloud breaking this morning, then fine spells. Light winds and sea breezes.
Christchurch: Low cloud and southerlies developing in the morning, but afternoon fine spells.
Franz Josef: Mostly cloudy. Showers becoming isolated this morning, clearing in the evening. Light winds and sea breezes.
Timaru: Low cloud and northwesterlies developing early morning, but afternoon fine spells.
Queenstown: Cloudy with occasional rain. Southwesterlies developing this morning.
Dunedin: Low cloud and southwesterlies. Occasional rain from afternoon.
Invercargill: Mostly cloudy. Showers, clearing this morning. Fresh southerlies.
Stewart Island: Occasional rain, clearing about the coast and Stewart Island in the morning, but remaining cloudy there. Southerlies.
