Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Friday 06-Sep-2024 at 11:50am

Now the MetService long range forecast for all New Zealand to midnight Tuesday

The Situation

Weak fronts embedded in a westerly flow affect the country today. A more intense front moves northwards over the South Island tomorrow, reaching the lower North Island in the evening.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Strong wind warnings are in force from Wairarapa to Canterbury High Country Tomorrow.

Northland to Taranaki, also Coromandel and the central high country

Cloudy periods. Isolated showers, turning to rain from Waikato to Taranaki late tomorrow.

Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Mainly fine, but isolated showers developing in Bay of Plenty tomorrow

Whanganui to Wellington, also Wairarapa

Cloud increasing with isolated showers from tonight, then a period of rain tomorrow evening.

Buller, Westland and Fiordland

A few showers north of the Glaciers today. Rain with some heavy falls elsewhere, spreading north tomorrow, easing to scattered showers later.

Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury

Mainly fine, but scattered rain during tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Otago and Southland

Scattered showers, possibly heavy with thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Rain early tomorrow then showers, clearing from Otago in the afternoon.

Chatham Islands

Cloudy periods, with the odd shower.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Sunday

North Island: Scattered rain, easing to isolated showers in the morning, but clearing to fine in the east. South Island: Scattered showers turning to rain in the west, with some heavy falls. Scattered showers in the south, and mainly fine elsewhere.

Monday

North Island: Scattered showers in the north and west, mainly fine in the east. South Island: Rain with some heavy falls in the west. Scattered rain in Southland, mainly fine elsewhere but scattered showers developing for a time later.

Tuesday

North Island: Cloudy periods with scattered showers, mainly in the north and west. South Island: Showers in the west also Southland, turning to rain for a time later. Mainly fine elsewhere, but scattered late showers in Otago and South Canterbury.

And at the Chathams

A few showers clearing late Monday. A period of rain on Tuesday. Gale westerlies on Sunday, easing late.

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