Sunshine is set to hit the Bay of Plenty this weekend before a rainy start to the week according to the MetService.

The MetService is predicting a high of 26 degrees for Tauranga today, tomorrow and Sunday.

MetService media and communications meteorologist Dan Corbett says a big bubble of high pressure is on top of the country, keeping any low pressure systems at bay.

He says a low pressure system will sneak its way around the bottom of the South Island in the next 24 hours.

'However you want to slice it, it's a decent day and at least it's reasonably cool and fresh as the temperatures are expected to climb to high.

'Wind will be in the south to south-east direction over the Bay of Plenty, with slight breezes expected for the day.”

Dan says a low pressure system will start to come over the South Island at the weekend while a high sits over most of the North Island bringing fine weather to most regions in the north.