Late autumn and early winter in Northland will be slightly warmer but expect as much rain as usual, say the weather experts.
The National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) has released its seasonal climate outlook for May to July.
Autumnal rains have coloured the dry Northland pastures a
deeper green over the past couple of months, after worries over the summer the region would have another drought on its hands.
Niwa predicts just a 25 per cent chance of above-average rainfall in the three months until July, with a 45 per cent chance rainfall will be at near-average levels.
Soil moisture levels and river flows were predicted to be in the near-normal or below-normal range. River flows were given a 50 per cent chance of being in the below-normal range.
