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Settled weather won’t last long
Settled weather won’t last long
A ridge of high pressure brought settled weather to much of New Zealand this weekend. Some pesky showers driven along by southwesterlies affected mainly western areas on Saturday, but as winds eased and skies cleared, overnight temperatures plummeted. MetService Meteorologist Peter Little commented, “In the South Island Pukaki dropped to -3.9°C on Sunday morning, and in the North Island Waiouru was coldest on -2.4°C.”
Frosts are once again expected to feature in sheltered places on Monday morning as light winds and clear skies predominate. However, northerly winds bring mostly cloudy skies and patchy drizzle to the west of the South Island. On Monday evening a cold front is forecast to move onto southern New Zealand and stall, bringing rain and some snow there. “The snow-level could lower to 300 metres in southern Fiordland and western parts of Southland for a time on Tuesday morning, as the slow-moving band of rain gets undercut by cold southerly winds,” explained Little.
Meanwhile, a front associated with a low-pressure
system over the Tasman Sea should cross the country on
Wednesday, bringing a burst of heavy rain to northern and
western areas. “Strong to gale force northeasterly winds
are also likely ahead of the front,” added Little.
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