The first large high in several weeks will cross New Zealand this weekend bringing mostly dry and mostly calm conditions. While a front and strong winds move up the South Island on Friday the high will basically ‘kill off’ the wind and rain – leaving cloudy areas and a few isolated showers on Saturday but certainly a huge improvement from recent weather. Most places have a calm, dry and warm weekend on the way.
A large tree in Ellerslie fell onto a car with 3 women in it, one got minor injuries. Large traffic delays occurred while the fire service and tree cutting contractors cleared the tree away.
Severe gales are again blasting parts of New Zealand but there is some positive news if you’re tired of the wind – a large high looks set to calm things down later this week in the north, then into many other areas this weekend. While gales are likely to return to Wellington later this week they should be well down on the hurricane force winds recorded on Monday in the capital. The South Island will be more exposed to windy weather this week – but mostly sunny and warm if you live in the east.
Gales, possibly damaging, will surge across the nation this weekend and again on Monday. On Saturday it will be the North Island most exposed to gales, some gusts over 110km/h. On Sunday the North Island sees winds easing for the most part but then a ferocious band of wind is likely to move into inland parts of the South Island before blasting central New Zealand - including the capital Wellington - on Monday PM. One to watch.
Head weather analyst Philip Duncan talks about the damaging squall that hit an Auckland suburb on Tuesday. We look at the upcoming weekend weather which promises more wind, rain, sun and calm - plus we also look at the new windier weather pattern that is moving in until the end of next week and could bring a spell of severe weather to parts of New Zealand.
A cool change is moving up the country over the next couple of days bringing some snow above 500m in the south but certainly nothing significant. The change isn’t looking quite as cold as it did a few days ago but the latest models show temperatures will tumble nationwide, especially in the South Island, until Thursday. Across Friday winds build over the South Island then into the North Island on Saturday – this will mark what we predicted last month, two weeks of windy weather for the second and third weeks of October.
Quite a bit of cloud will affect various regions across the country this weekend – but the general trend is for dry, calm weather for most regions. Brisk winds will continue though some central areas but the windier weather arrives later next week. In fact kicking off around next Thursday is a windy spell which could last until Labour Weekend. Finally, if you’ve been enjoying the warm weather in the east of both islands later, be prepared for a brief cold snap early next week – Mon and Tues sees a southerly blowing up the southern and eastern coastlines of New Zealand from Antarctica – it’s short lived though, warmer weather returns by Wednesday.
Gusty to gale force winds will again push through central parts of NZ on Saturday, mostly Wellington and Wairarapa. It means it will be warm in the east of both islands but Sunday sees a cooler change move in to much of the South Island. Generally speaking the weekend isn’t looking too rough this weekend, it’s a typical spring-like weekend!
Philip Duncan covers the track of last night’s storm, where it’s placed now and what New Zealand can expect over today, the coming weekend and for the start of October next week. For today the low has stalled just west of Auckland and tonight will drift back across the North Island bringing strong westerlies to Northland and Auckland. Most other places should see winds easing as the centre of the low starts to weaken significantly across Thursday. A west to south west flow will stay with the country until Monday.
WeatherWatch.co.nz and other forecasters continue to closely monitor the incoming low, which is expected to track directly over Auckland City just after midnight tonight (early hours of Weds). As with lows like this, the severe weather is mostly around the centre of the low - but the actual centre itself is often calm. It's a tricky one to pin down but here's the latest, recorded Tuesday morning.
A storm is approaching the North Island and upper South island. Winds will pick up during Tuesday with rain developing too. Overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday this storm peaks – gales and heavy rain are possible. By Thursday it’s easing but a strong south west change behind it could make for a windy end to the week for Auckland.
This weekend sees a mix of sunny, potentially hot, weather – but also a lot of cloud and rain or showers in the north. A few thunderstorms are also possible for the upper North Island. But all eyes are now focused on next Tuesday and Wednesday, when a subtropical low is expected to affect much of the North Island with a chance of severe weather.
A large high over us is already starting to slip away and we have some windier, showery, weather on the way for the end of the week. Next week we’re looking at a potential sub-tropical low – which we will continue to update you on over the coming week.
Don’t worry – the headline is about as severe as it gets this week, nothing like last week! The first low will affect northern NZ over Monday and Tuesday while at the same time a high rolls up the South Island with a return to frosts for some. Wednesday the high covers all of the nation but by Thursday the next Tasman Sea low will be pushing in to the West Coast.
A very windy week is on the way next week for the nation as a storm near Antarctica pushes against a large high north of New Zealand. The result will be gale for westerlies which may reaching damaging strengths around Tuesday in the South Island and Wednesday in the North Island. This weekend sees a combination of sun and warmth along with winds and showers.
The brief and predicted cold snap is moving up NZ today and on Thursday will start to ease. By Friday a strengthening westerly flow will develop – turning into storm by Tuesday or Wednesday with severe gales possible in central and eastern areas. The westerly flow will likely last for 8 days and is the first full scale westerly flow of the season.
Spring is here and the weather couldn’t be more spring-like if it tried! Stunning, sunny and warm weather for some people today – but wintry showers with snow and hail possible Wednesday and Thursday before a windy and mild weekend arrives. Welcome to Spring 2013.
Spring officially kicks off on Sunday, September 1st, here in New Zealand and over in Australia – but don’t expect a dramatic change in the weather. In fact August’s weather and temperatures may well continue on into September. As for this weekend – conditions look fairly settled with the exception of the North Island’s east coast.
A short cold snap is pushing into the South Island Wednesday PM and across Thursday bringing some hail and heavy showers – but it will be clearing by Friday as a large high rolls in from the west.
Showers, mostly for western and southern parts of the country, will dominate this week – with a cool southerly change arriving in the Deep South on Wednesday afternoon and reaching Wellington by Thursday morning. However it may not impact the upper North Island where the 5th consecutive weekend low is expected to develop.
The final full weekend of August is here and the forecast matches all the other August weekends! In other words a mix of sun and rain, cloudy and clear skies. In short – the South Island’s east coast will be sunniest and driest – northern and western areas of New Zealand will be cloudier and wetter.
The fourth low in four weekends will again affect northern New Zealand with rain or showers starting Saturday night and lingering into Sunday. The low isn’t expected to bring severe weather but is a continuation of the unsettled weather pattern we’ve seen all August. Most places will have a mix of sun and rain.
Nothing too extreme this week for New Zealand – not overly warm or cold, not overly wet or dry and not overly sunny or cloudy! A bit of everything over the days ahead with the chance of a 4th consecutive weekend low for upper New Zealand.
This weekend's low is going to bring another mix of spring weather with cloud, rain, drizzle, showers, sun, wind and calm! The low is deepening today, Friday, and will slowly weaken over the weekend as it crosses Auckland and northern NZ. The low brings a variety of weather across the country over the weekend, depending on where you are and when you're there. Temperatures look mild yet again for most places with no snow or frosts in the forecast.
Another weekend and yet another low will be affecting much of the North Island’s weather. Friday looks to be the wettest day for the North Island but the centre of the low will lie over Auckland on Saturday. Sunday looks drier for most places – but eastern areas from Dunedin to Gisborne may still be cloudy with nor’easters wet at times.
We hardly had a winter this year and now the spring weather pattern has arrived early. The week ahead looks spring-like with a number of fronts, lows and highs. WeatherWatch.co.nz also has the forecast for the rest of August – including the chances of snow at our main ski fields.
A repeat performance is on the cards weather-wise this weekend as another sub-tropical low moves in. Yet again the rain may be 50/50 for some northern areas but the odds of rain falling are just a little bit higher than last weekend. By Sunday windier weather kicks in for many northern areas while the South Island has calmer, drier, weather for the most part.
The weekend will be at least partly wet for most of the country, forecasters said this morning.
Warm early spring weather continues over the country with some parts of Hawkes Bay reaching 20 degrees on Tuesday – and possibly again on Weds and Thurs. However by Saturday a new sub-tropical low is forming and may bring rain to northern NZ – but just like last weekend the winds may tilt south east which is like a reverse Canterbury nor’wester for places like Auckland and Waikato.
Head weather analyst Philip Duncan is here with your forecast for the start of the week.
Conditions around NZ have cooled down a little bit this week but for the most part most regions are still mild considering we're in the depths of winter. Now we see even warmer weather coming as northerlies start to develop next week.
A low near Antarctica will fire up some cold air over southern New Zealand for the next couple of days with showers moving up the entire western coastline. Eastern areas, for the most part, will be sunny with temperatures bouncing back up in most regions this weekend as a high moves in. However, like the last high, we may get more cloudy weather in the west.
The weather is fairly quiet this week with a couple of fronts moving up the South Island bringing rain to the west and a colder south to west change around mid-week. The week ends cooler but the weekend should see another high rolling in, bringing calm weather to the North Island especially, and mild sunny weather in the east of the South Island.