In our final weather video for 2013 we bring you the latest forecast for Christmas Day across New Zealand, plus the prediction for the days following. There is some good news for farmers and those who need rain water – but holidaymakers may question the timing! We also take a look at a great photo from Toronto Canada, following freezing rain there earlier today. Plus – the Live Santa Tracker is back at WeatherWatch.co.nz!
Most of the country is in for unsettled, cooler weather this Christmas Day as a wet front makes its way up the country.
MetService forecaster Ian Gall said tomorrow would be generally fine for most places, although the wind would pick up in Wellington.
A trough moving in from theTasman sea would start to produce rain in the deep south late tomorrow, which would move up the West Coast on Tuesday and bring heavy showers with it.
The front was expected to be sitting near the middle of the country by midnight Tuesday before sweeping over the North Island on Christmas Day.
"It's quite a patchy affair. It's just going to be quite an unsettled day with most people seeing some rain at some stage,'' Mr Gall said.
"The winds will be changing pretty readily on Tuesday over the South Island to the cooler southwesterlies and it'll happen over the North Island on Christmas Day.''
