Hordur Thordarson: MetService weather update

Weather ahead across the country: 

Monday:

A front moves across central and northern New Zealand, bringing showers.  Thunderstorms and hail are possible for the upper South Island, and central and eastern parts of the North Island.  
Showery southwesterlies for Auckland.
A cool southerly spreads up eastern parts of the South Island and onto the lower North Island.
Place to be, West Coast of the South Island, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in  the low twenties.

Tuesday (New Years Eve):

A wet and windy day ahead for eastern regions from Canterbury to Gisborne, as a front brings strong southerlies and rain.
A Heavy Rain Watch is in force for northern Hawke's Bay and southern Gisborne.
Temperatures in most places are average, or for eastern regions a few degrees below average.
Showers and southwesterlies ease over the upper North Island later in the day, looking good for Auckland to see the new year in.
Place to be, Queenstown, with a sunny day, and a daytime maximum of 20 degrees.

Wednesday (New Years Day):

An unsettled showery southwest flow affects central and northern New Zealand, with average temperatures in most regions.
A ridge builds over the lower South Island, 
Place to be, Queenstown once again, with partly cloudy conditions and a day time maximum of 21 degrees.

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Speaker 3 (00:27):
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Speaker 4 (00:30):
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Speaker 3 (00:35):
Hey, how's the weather looking across across New Zealand today?

Speaker 4 (00:40):
Well, today we're being affected by what we call an
upper low and cold temperatures at the upper levels which
give rise to strong instability. Given that this time of year,
the daytime heating is very strong near the surface, so
that next thing is very unstable. So we're looking at
thunderstorms for many areas, especially the east of this North Island,

(01:02):
where they could even be severe. Northern parts of the
North Island are a bit sheltered, but they could see
some showers. But I think the best weather today will
be the south of the South Island, but we may
even get some showers there.

Speaker 3 (01:18):
When you say severe, is that things that the locals
are going to be concerned about from a flooding point
of view?

Speaker 4 (01:24):
Yeah, absolutely. That is one of the well the symptoms
of a severe thunderstorm. The severity of the thunderstorms is
determined by the rainfall rate, so we're thinking that there
could be downpours with rainfall intensities of more than twenty
five mills an hour, large hail which could affect orchard discs.

(01:46):
So if there's any way to cover up orchards, I
mean even cars could be a good idea to park
undercover if we're expecting these and the strong windcasts are
also possible.

Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, okay, thanks so much for your time as hoar
as a dozen of the Meat Service.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
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