It is a mixed bag on the weather front for Guy Fawkes night.
MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt says while conditions may start off damp in the North Island this morning, the skies will improve as the day wears on.
Canterbury and Otago are in line for a cracker day, but it will be wet on the West Coast. The wind which buffeted the South Island yesterday will ease off today.
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