This weekend forecast - 6th - 7th October 2012

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Weather Video: Big storm in Southern Ocean to briefly affect our weather
 
A wintry shot of air is going to affect the South Island for the next few days, especially the Deep South while showers and blustery winds move in to some parts of the North. On Sunday conditions ease then Monday a new low in the Tasman moves in with rain and warm northerlies. We also take a quick look at the weather conditions for Bathurst on Sunday and we end with a spectacular sunset photo of One Tree Hill.

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Tomorrow a southwesterly airflow will be more established over the country bringing cool temperatures to many regions, however we are in early October now so October’s cool is at least a bit warmer then September’s cool.



WeatherWatch.co.nz analyst Aaron Wilkinson notes that in the morning from Christchurch northwards along the east coast of the South Island it is likely to start out rather sunny and perhaps even warm getting to 16 or 17 degrees however a southwest change moving through around midday will quickly bring a drop in temperature.
 
The North Islands east coast is likely to have gusty westerlies with high’s in the mid to high teen’s, cooler temperatures there from evening as the winds tend more southwest.
 
Snow chances still exist with Mr Wilkinson saying falls to 400m in Southland, Fiordland and parts of Otago will develop overnight then clear tomorrow evening. Eastern central parts of Otago will be fairly sheltered so may not receive much precipitation in the form of showers or snow flurries then the likes of the Catlins and far western parts of Central Otago.
 
Southwesterlies are likely to be quite strong about Southland and the Catlins tomorrow also bringing in a wind chill factor so it will fell very cold there tomorrow which could put pressure on stock.


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Sunday could still start out a bit wet for the lower North Island.  Taranaki could see some rain and the central high country could actually see a wee bit of snow.  In fact, a few centimetres of snow is possible on Desert Road late tonight and in the pre-dawn hours of tomorrow.  Government forecaster MetService has a Road Snow Warning in effect.

That band of precipitation should be off the island by sunrise, which means both islands should be seeing a settled Sunday tomorrow.

High pressure will be building in off the Tasman Sea which will stabilize our atmosphere and give most of us a pretty sunny day.  Even areas that still have a fair amount of clouds, like Northland and Southland, will still be able to look forward to conditions that will be calmer than today thank to the winds dying off.

Highs tomorrow will be in the middle teens for most areas.  Although I would not be surprised to see a few isolated 20’s show up, especially in the Waikato and about Auckland.

Our next weather-maker moves in early Monday, bring another round of wind and rain to the country to start off the upcoming week.


By WeatherWatch.co.nz Weather Analyst Howard Joseph
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/sunday-will-be-a-bit-more-settled