Fri, 23 Apr 2004
Dry Spell weakening after the ANZAC dawn
MetService meteorologists are forecasting some welcome rain for the driest areas of the country early next week. The dry
weather is likely to continue until after the dawn services on ANZAC day, and then cloud and rain should move onto
western parts of the country early next week, with some of the rain reaching northeastern areas where it is most needed.
"Some parts of the country have not had any rain at all since the 8th of April", comments MetService Weather Ambassador,
Bob McDavitt. "These include large parts of the region covering Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and Taupo, and a small area
around Paraparaumu. The MetService weather station with the longest dry spell is in Wanaka where the last reported rain
was on 5 April".
McDavitt says that the weather forecast is OK for ANZAC dawn services. "With a gentle northerly flow over the country
it'll be a mild dawn, with temperatures of around 10 or 11 in Auckland and Wellington, around 8 in Hamilton and around 6
in Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill".
ENDS