Heat and heavy rain for parts of NZ this weekend 12th January

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Heat and heavy rain for parts of NZ this weekend

Posted by wwadmin on Sat, 12/01/2013 - 07:00
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Summer sunshine courtesy of a large area of high pressure will bake the North Island today.  The highest temperatures are likely to be found about Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay.  That strong daytime heating could end up shaking up the atmosphere enough to create a few showers later today.  A few thunderstorms are also possible too, but the risk is very low.

There is a slightly better risk of the western part of the upper South Island today.  An advancing warm front could be enough to trigger showers and a few thunderstorms from Westland to Nelson.  The best chance of that happening would be late this afternoon and this evening.  Any thunderstorms that do develop will likely produce brief heavy rain.

More typical summer heat is on the way for Sunday.  The warmest temperatures will likely again be found across the eastern North Island.  Highs on Sunday could actually be about 3 to 5 degrees warmer across the North Island than what is expected for today.

More rain is on the way for the South Island on Sunday.

Precipitation, some of it heavy, is expected for the West Coast and the higher elevations of the Mainland.

Homepage image/  Sunday afternoon weather map

By Howard Joseph, WeatherWatch.co.nz

www.weatherwatch.co.nz

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From the Metservice:

Valid to: Midnight Saturday 12 Jan 2013

Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula
Morning cloud then fine, apart from the chance of an afternoon shower.

Waikato, Waitomo, Taumarunui, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay
Areas of morning cloud then fine with isolated afternoon showers in Bay of Plenty.

Taranaki to Wellington, also Taihape and from Wairarapa to Canterbury
Fine. However, cloud increasing this evening and patchy drizzle developing about the Kapiti Coast, Tararua Range and Marlborough Sounds.

Nelson, Buller and Westland
Fine at first. Rain developing this afternoon, with a few heavy and thundery falls north of Westport.

Fiordland
Showers turning to rain this morning.

Otago and Southland
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain mainly in Southland and south Otago.

Chatham Islands
Low cloud with northerlies.

Sunday

North Island, fine in the east, but increasing cloud and some showers or drizzle in the west. South Island, rain in the west, with heavy falls, scattered rain in the south, and some rain spreading into Canterbury and Marlborough.

Monday

North Island, rain or showers in the west with some heavy falls possible from Taranaki down to Wellington. Fine in Gisborne,but some rain developing in Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa. South Island, some showers or rain for most places.