The Country 20/03/26: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay

Friday’s weatherman from Earth Sciences NZ.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
He is my favorite weather man on the country on
a Friday. His name is Chris Brandon, I know from
Earth Sciences, New Zealand, an absolute favorite on a Friday.
I reckon, you're almost redundant at the moment, Chris, because
we're in a fine, come settled period where the man
will have nothing to do.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Oh, there's always something to do. Look, too much of
a good thing is a bad thing, you know that,
because we get if we get too much sunshine and
settled weather, Jamie, guess what we get? Dryness? And right
now I'm looking at some unusually dry soils across the
Tananaki region, across the Manawatu much at the top of
the South Island marlbro Bowler, also far north portions of Northland, Waikato,

(00:42):
far eastern Bay of Plenty. So it is dry, and
that's because we've seen very little rain over the past
several days. But look, we mentioned this before, Jamie. It's
going to be your boom or bust March and probably
first half of autumn. And right now we're in the
bus category. So is it going to It will rain
so unfortunately, and it could be one of those scenarios

(01:06):
I should say where we get a lot of rain
and a short period of time again the boom. So look,
let's take you through the next several days. Not a
lot of rain over the coming days. This weekend, I
do think there's going to be any rain this weekend.
It'll be over the Cormandl Peninsula, perhaps over the coastal
Bay of Plenty, maybe over the ranges toward the Bay
of Plenty. So you guys there in the coastal Bay

(01:28):
of Plenty in the Cormandal by say early Monday, you
could be looking at upwards of ten to twenty five
millimeters of rain. It will be localized, however, that about it.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Man.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
However, we have to look to the north. We've talked
about this before. Indications are that as we get into
say Monday and Tuesday of next week, there's going to
be a low, perhaps even a tropical cyclone netforms across
the tropical waters northwest of New Caledonia, maybe toward the
Solomons and and well to the north and northwest of

(02:02):
New Caledonia that is forecast to move south Jamie toward
New Zealand sometime later next week. How that behaves a
lot of uncertainty. There may be some interactions with a
separate weather system too. That muddy is the waters. But
what does it all mean from about the middle part
of next week, starting with the Upper North Island. We
do have to be mindful. We could be looking at

(02:23):
some significant rain for the second half of next week
for the North Island, especially Upper North Island and maybe
western South Island. A lot of time to watch this,
but I do think there is certainly there's certainly reason
to keep your eyes on top of the forecast and
that sort of thing. Jamie.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
Okay, Chris Brendelaine, I thanks for the ETON. Put your
fight up while you've got a good calm period, because
after the calm comes the storm. We hope you I
hope you got that where the forecasts wrong. Always good
to chat on the Frauday, thanks for the ETON

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Anytime, Jamie, be good, buddy,