With high pressure the dominant feature, this week's weather will be fairly settled.

However, an area of low pressure is likely to bring wet weather to the northwest towards the end of the week.

Fine weather is being forecast for the Bay this week.

According to the MetService's five day forecast, today, tomorrow and Thursday will be fine and showers are expected to creep in on Friday.

'Sunshine and mild temperatures have been the story for most of the country this long Easter weekend, although there have been a few showers about thanks to a couple of weak fronts passing through,” says meteorologist Emma Blades.

Blenheim got the top temperature yesterday, reaching 26.2C, closely followed by Whangarei on 26C.

The MetService's five day forecast for the Bay. Image: MetService.

Temperatures in the Bay are expected to sit around the 23C mark, with overnight lows predicted to drop around 15C.

Emma says a high pressure building over the country is responsible of bringing sunshine to the majority, although a southerly flow on the east coast could bring brief showers to exposed areas there.

The sunshine theme continues on Thursday, with a northeast flow developing over the country as the area of high pressure moves away to the east.

Meanwhile, out in the Tasman Sea an area of low pressure starts to deepen and move eastwards towards New Zealand.

'This means a likely wet end to the week for some, especially in the west,” says Emma.