For Wairoa, Mahia Beach, Opoutama, Mahanga, Whangawehi, Marumaru, Tuai, Nuhaka, Morere, Frasertown, Te Reinga, Ohuka, Raupunga, Mohaka, Putere and Lake Tutira:
Although rain is not forecast it appears this area will be under cloud for most of the week.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then overcast. High of 14C. Breezy. Winds from the NW at 15 to 25 km/h.


Monday Night
Overcast in the evening, then clear. Low of 7C. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.

Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High of 15C. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 km/h.


Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 8C. Breezy. Winds from the SW at 15 to 30 km/h.

Wednesday
Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Fog early. High of 16C. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 30 km/h.


Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 7C. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 km/h.

Thursday
Overcast. Fog early. High of 15C. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 km/h shifting to the South in the afternoon.


Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 4C. Winds less than 5 km/h.

Friday
Clear. High of 14C. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 km/h.


Friday Night
Clear. Fog overnight. Low of 4C. Winds less than 5 km/h.

Philip Duncan and nzherald.co.nz bring you the latest on the new spring weather pattern which kicks off this week!

Link to Video:



-Weatherwatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/video-spring-has-arrived-early-your-week-wknd-forecast

We are nearly on the way to some settled weather and some regions will be experiencing it from tomorrow as an anticyclone in the Tasman Sea moves in behind our departing low, however a few places will still be a bit damp.
Mostly sunny in the west of the North Island tomorrow with some cloud about, expect southwesterly breezes tending more southerly by evening. Cooling down at night in the Waikato and Central North Island.
On the east coast of the North Island expect cloudy skies and showers, winds will be breezy from the southwest.
Drizzle clears in Canterbury in the morning then from the Kaikoura Coast in the afternoon, sunny breaks may then show mainly in Canterbury with south to southeasterly winds easing during the day.
The West Coast will experience sunny weather with light winds, although there is a chance of some convergent showers in parts of Buller and Tasman mainly in the afternoon which will ease later in the evening then clear at night.
Sunny areas will increase about Southland and Otago tomorrow with east to northeast breezes.

The anticyclone moving over the South Island currently will move east overnight and the centre will lie out to the east of New Zealand tomorrow extending a ridge back over both Islands. For the most part the weather will be settled tomorrow however there are a few exceptions.



Some cloud is likely to develop about Fiordland as the flow tends northerly there, there are bound to be areas of cloud about the upper half of the South Island however there will be sunny periods too with light winds. In the North Island the odd shower is likely to pepper the east coast in an easing southeasterly airflow.

There is another interesting feature tomorrow which I am particularly interested in, and is a sign of warmer weather developing.

In the afternoon about Auckland in a line through to the inland ranges of Hawkes Bay and areas northeast of there. A few isolated showers are likely in the afternoon due to heating from the sun and an upper cold pool of air, which is –27 degrees celsius about 5000 metres up in the atmosphere.

There is even the chance of a few thunderstorms with the most likely areas to receive thunder being the inland ranges of Hawkes Bay, eastern Central North Island and southern parts in the Bay of Plenty. It isn't a high risk, only low to moderate but I’ll be keeping a keen eye out to see how the day progresses.

Homepage image / 23rd August midday weather map - weathermap.co.nz

By weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson, WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/anticyclone-move-nearly-complete

Our early start to spring continues this weekend as the first front from our new weather pattern moves in.  The shift in patterns is a significant one, away from the large Tasman Sea lows and back to more highs in the north and bigger lows in the south.

It's these southern lows that will shoot cold fronts into the Tasman Sea - weakening as they head north and east.  While these fronts tend to deliver more showers and often more unsettled days the rainfall totals are expected to reduce in many regions predicts WeatherWatch.co.nz.

The front will move into the West Coast of the South Island on Saturday and rain warnings are expected says WeatherWatch.co.nz.  The front will be preceded by strong west to north west winds then followed early next week by cooler sou'westers.  It's what many forecasters would describe as a classic spring front.

Head weather analyst Philip Duncan says eastern areas will hopefully see more sun and less rain over the coming weeks. "Hawkes Bay and Gisborne have had a very wet year and even this week the rain and showers have continued while many others have seen the sun return".

Mr Duncan says eastern areas of New Zealand are still going to see rain or showers most weeks but the rainfall totals and longevity should reduce.  "These big lows we've been having for the past four or five weeks have ensured that northern and eastern areas particularly have received prolonged rain events, often with sub-tropical connections.  This new weather pattern makes the rain bands move through much faster with the bulk of the rain likely to fall in western areas".

"Nature often has a way of evening things out and I guess this was Mother Nature hitting the reset button" says Duncan.

While WeatherWatch.co.nz says an early spring has greeted most New Zealanders it's still wintry for some in the Deep South.  A heavy frost kicked off the day yesterday says our Invercargill reporter Malcolm Gayfer.  "We had a minus six degree frost in Invercargill and minus five degree frost in Gore - a bit late in the season for hefty frosts" he told WeatherWatch.co.nz.  The air temperatures were around minus three.

But even for Southland and Otago there are signs of spring in the future forecasts, with warmer westerlies and more days with sun.

"It might sound crazy today but as spring fully develops the recent heavy rains in the east may become only a distant memory" says Mr Duncan.  "If El Nino forms, as it's expected to do, that could lock in this dry weather pattern for the east".

WeatherWatch.co.nz is monitoring the various international climate organisations and will bring you the latest on El Nino as soon as we have it.


- WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/classic-spring-front-coming-weekend