Allister Gorman: MetService on weekend weather

Friday 3 January – area of low pressure brings rain or showers to much of the country

Rain or showers affecting many areas. Thunderstorms likely over many North Island and upper South Island areas.

There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms over the far north of Canterbury, Marlborough south of Blenheim, and the Nelson Lakes District, with localised downpours of 25 to 40 mm/h. Average summer temperatures for most.

Place(s) to be, Gisborne with a fine morning and Fiordland with a crisp fine afternoon and evening.

Saturday 4 January – average summer day with showers affecting some areas

Fine in Westland and becoming fine over much of the lower and central North Island. Otherwise showers.

Average summer temperatures for most.

Place(s) to be, Tauranga reaching a high of 24C and Hokitika with 21C.
 
Outlook for Sunday and Monday

A low to the east of the country and a high over the Tasman Sea direct a cool south-westerly flow across the nation.

Showers over the North Island and the upper South Island but a ridge of high pressure brings fine weather to the lower South Island.

Showers persist over the lower North Island but the remainder of the nation is mainly fine.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
And to the met Service. It's Alistair Gorman.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Good morning, Good morning Tim.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
So Friday today, he's not looking too flash, is it,
with the areas of low pressure bringing rain or showers
to the country.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Yes, the only flesh, but will be all the lightning
we're likely to get this afternoon, particularly around the top
of the South Island.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Thunderstorms, moderate risk of severe thunderstorms. God, it's looking a
bit grim for some places, isn't it.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
Yeah, Well, certainly some of the people do like watching
the thunderstorms and stuff, but Suddainly, Orchard Justice and stuff
won't like the hail and things that come with that.
So we've had a few of these at the sort
of top of the South Island the last week or so,
and unfortunately it has been another day it's action up there.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
The reports say average summer temperatures for most what's an
average summer temperature.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
Well, for the North Island we're looking at sort of
low to mid twenties for most places. Suddainly sort of givesbon.
Tiraffiti has probably got the warmer ones today, where they'll
probably have to wait the longest for the North Island
before rain comes. The South Islands perhaps a little bit

(01:35):
average to cool, sort of in the twenties, and some
eastern areas may actually struggle to get too much into
the high teens.

Speaker 2 (01:45):
What are the places to be today, Well, certainly.

Speaker 3 (01:48):
That Gisbon Tarrafity year won't hopefully see any showers until
fairly late in the afternoon, but pretty much anywhere else
has something at some point in the day. Milford sounds
probably the other good spot. The rain there has sort
of finished and it will be nice day down there.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
What about looking a little further ahead in the week, Saturday,
Sunday and then maybe the start of the week when
some people are going back to work.

Speaker 3 (02:16):
Yeah, so suddenly tomorrow things should generally be clearing up
for many paces, but there could still be some afternoon
showers about, particularly for the North Island. But the South Island,
particularly the West coast, is looking pretty good. And then yeah,
the next sort of days are sort of relatively nice,

(02:39):
particularly for South North again may just see some afternoon
showers about.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
That's good to hear. A little bit of settle weather
coming our way. Hey, thanks Alistair. That's Alista Gorman from
the Met Service.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
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