The Country 11/03/26: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

Monday’s resident weatherman on a Wednesday with his autumn forecast.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Weather on the country with Fiji, where happiness comes naturally.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Yes, Fiji, where happiness comes naturally. Well, I want to
go to Fiji. Everyone would at this time of the year. Okay,
fell duncan we bumped you on Monday. We didn't get time.
We missed you yesterday, had a boozy lunch or something
like that. I've got you. I've got you today. Mate.
Let me just turn on your fav o there. Hey,
talk to me about your autumn outlock because I'm looking

(00:28):
at the old sorry, just getting off mike here, just
looking at the old drought index maps me. I want
to do two things that once can't multitask. So so
the far North, the man Or two region and kind
of inland central Otago getting a bit dry.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yeah, definitely good to be back with you. We are
seeing some dry conditions in the far North, in particular,
they will get some rain from this low pressure zone
that is that is moving into the Upper North Island
at the moment, although the low is going to fall apart,
but it is going to drive in somewhere where the
mostly north of Auckland and Bay a plenty, and so yeah,
a little bit of relief coming there. But yeah, definitely

(01:04):
some dry areas around the North Island, areas like Corimandal
Peninsula that were previously you know, flooded and landslides and
all that, and there's really been very little rain over
the last month or two.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
What's in your autumn outlook?

Speaker 1 (01:17):
So basically fairly orderly March at the moment, a lot
of high pressure, So we're kicking off March with more
high pressure, but the high pressure systems are moving around,
moving northwards a better and that encourages the windy westerlies
to be coming in, and so we'll get a we've
got windy easterlies today at the top of the country,
but by Friday, certainly by Saturday, we'll we'll have windy

(01:39):
south to southwesterlies right across all of New zealanm So
fairly kind of benign start to autumn, and I think
we're likely to be seeing it go this way going
into April. Nothing too overly dramatic from the north or
the south at this stage, although there is a possible
tropical cyclone next week up near New Caledonia, definitely worth
keeping an eye on.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
And I reckon a lot of the hoard culture industry,
the arable farmers. A lot of the crops are being
harvested or taken off at the moment, Phil, I think
they'll take that.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
Yeah, I mean there not to mention the grapes of course. Yeah,
that's right. When I look at the mats there is
there's sort of nothing jumping out other than the load
that we've got today. Nothing too big on the way
at this stage, although some some severe ware they're here
and there, but definitely a reduction on where we were
just a month or so ago.

Speaker 2 (02:25):
Well that's a very settled forecast from our resident Monday
weather expert on a Wednesday. Thanks for hanging in there, Phil,
really appreciate it, my pleasure. Good on you. Phil Duncan
there from weather watch dot co dot inz. He's got
an excellent rural offering. Go and have a look at
his website whether watch dot co dots in z