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Weather Workshop: All Districts forecast for NZ

Published: Sat 31 Jul 1999 04:19 AM
All Districts forecast from Weather Workshop:
The Situation: A ridge of high pressure over the South Island is
expected to drift onto the south of the North Island during the day. A southeast flow continues to weaken over North
Island areas.
And now the forecast to midnight tonight:
NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND, COROMANDEL PENINSULA, BAY of PLENTY, ROTORUA,
WAIKATO, WAITOMO, TAUMARANUI, TARANAKI, TAIHAPE and TAUPO: A mainly
fine day ahead. Areas of cloud and remaining light showers clearing
this morning from the central high country and main eastern ranges.
South to southeast breezes.
WANGANUI and MANAWATU: Morning cloud and a few light showers about
the ranges gradually clearing to become fine. Southeast winds dying
out.
GISBORNE, HAWKES BAY and WAIRARAPA: Cloudy again in most places with
light showers persisting. South to southeast winds.
WELLINGTON: Light showers becoming confined to the eastern hills this
afternoon. Elsewhere fine spells increasing. Southerly winds slowly
dying out.
NELSON, BULLER, WESTLAND and FIORDLAND: Fine and frosty with light
winds in most areas. Cloud increasing after dark about the fiords
with drizzle patches developing.
MARLBOROUGH: Fine and frosty inland with light winds. About the coast
and sounds cloud and light drizzly showers continuing but fine
periods increasing. Southerly breezes there.
CANTERBURY: Becoming fine inland this morning. About the coast cloudy
with drizzle areas persisting. Not much wind.
OTAGO and SOUTHLAND: Mainly fine and frosty. Light winds.
CHATHAM ISLANDS: Cold showery southeasterly conditions continuing.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: A weak ridge should persist over North
Island areas with mainly fine weather but in the east light showers
are likely to continue. Cloud increasing along the west coast of
the South Island and about Southland with a few drizzle areas.
Also drizzle patches expected about the Canterbury coast. Other
South Island should remain fine. At the Chatham Islands, showers
gradually becoming few and far between.
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