Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Thursday 19-Sep-2024 at 11:50am

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

The Situation

A disturbed westerly flow affects the country. A series of active fronts affect the western regions of both Islands today and Friday.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Northland to Waikato, also Coromandel and Bay of Plenty

Showers, some heavy, with thunderstorms possible tomorrow.

Waitomo to Kapiti, including the central high country

Showers, turning to rain for a time tomorrow. Heavy falls heavy and thunderstorms possible until tomorrow evening.

Gisborne to Wairarapa

Scattered rain in the afternoons and evenings, mainly about Wairarapa today. Otherwise partly cloudy.

Wellington, also Marlborough and Nelson

Fine and cloudy periods, with a few showers, possibly heavy and thundery tomorrow afternoon.

Buller, Westland and Fiordland

Periods of rain or showers, heavy and possibly thundery.

Canterbury Plains and North Otago

A shower or two in the afternoons and evening, possibly thundery today.

Remainder of Canterbury and Otago, also Southland

Scattered rain clearing from this evening. A period of rain again tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Chatham Islands

A few showers.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Saturday

North Island: Fine in the east. Showers elsewhere becoming isolated early and fine spells increasing. South Island: Showers in Westland and Fiordland, turning to rain with heavy falls later. A few showers in Buller. Mainly fine elsewhere.

Sunday

North Island: Showers in the west, mainly south of Waikato. Mainly fine in the east, apart from a few spots of rain for Wairarapa later. South Island: Rain in Fiordland, with heavy falls, easing. Showers elsewhere in the west, turning to rain for a time. Isolated showers in Central Otago. Scattered showers elsewhere.

Monday

North Island: Showers in the north and west, fine in the east. South Island: Periods of rain in the west and south, possibly heavy in the west. Partly cloudy elsewhere.

And at the Chathams

The odd shower, then rain for a time Saturday and early Sunday. Northwesterlies.

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