Weekend Forecast 8th - 9th December 2012

[Te Puke Weather]

Saturday
North Island, showers clearing in the south, and becoming isolated elsewhere. South Island, showers becoming confined to Otago and Southland, becoming fine elsewhere.

Sunday
North Island, a few showers in the west from Taranaki northwards, mainly fine elsewhere. South Island, a few showers developing in the west. Patchy rain for Southland and Otago,spreading to Canterbury later. Fine for Nelson and Marlborough.

Chatham Islands
Periods of rain on Friday with strong northerlies. Becoming showery on Saturday with northerlies changing strong westerly. Showery westerlies on Sunday.

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[OhauitiWeather]

A deep low pressure system off the east coast of the South Island controls our weather today, it will move away further to the east overnight and during Saturday with conditions easing over New Zealand.
 
Potential weather threats to look out for today are firstly strong winds then secondly heavy rainfall with a risk of hail.
 
More specifically the lower North Island and about the Marlborough Sounds will have strong northwesterly winds, gale force about Wellington and Wairarapa then easing in the evening. Southerly winds develop about Wellington in the evening and they may reach gale force for a time also.
 
Strong to gale force south to southwesterly winds may also occur along the coast from Otago through to Canterbury from morning then easing in the evening.
 
There is the potential for some heavy rain as a southerly change moves up the east coast of the South Island which could cause some minor surface flooding, mainly South Canterbury at first in the morning and spreading into Mid Canterbury mid morning then North Canterbury for a time in the afternoon. Heavy rain is not likely to get any further north then about Waipara in North Canterbury.
 
A thunderstorm threat exists again however this time for between Kapiti and southern Waikato just after midday and through the afternoon, short sharp heavy falls are likely to occur with hail in storms and there is the potential for strong wind gusts when storm cells pass over. There is the low risk of a tornado about Taranaki also.
 
Conditions ease overnight and Saturday has no weather threats to mention, perhaps there may be a few late afternoon / evening showers about eastern Bay Of Plenty due to converging winds in the area which could produce a brief heavy shower. Showers in the west of the North Island ease during the day to clear by evening, southwesterlies gradually fade out later in the day.
 
In the South Island on Saturday southerly winds ease during the day also with skies brightening up for most, there is the chance of a few brief afternoon showers about Southland and Otago as a weak front brushes past the area.
 

WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...us-potential-threats

[OhauitiWeather]

nzherald.co.nz and Philip Duncan bring you the latest news on the deadly and destructive tornado that hit Hobsonville yesterday in Auckland.
 
Phil discusses how these tornados can be predicted and what could help make predictions better in the future.
 
We also take a look at your weekend forecast and the outlook for the start of the next working week - in a nutshell: far more settled.

Link to Video:

 

WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...our-weekend-forecast

[OhauitiWeather]

Low pressure developing off to our southeast and high pressure developing to our northwest will return a settling southwest airflow to much of the country this weekend.
 
Brisk winds are still expected along many of the eastern coastal regions tomorrow. That includes Wellington and Wairarapa during the early part of the day. But the winds are expected to ease as we get into the afternoon hours.
 
A few showers will still be possible about the top of the North Island tomorrow. The deep south could also see a few showers.
 
By Sunday, the ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea will take hold of our weather. That is expected to result in a dry and settled day for all of New Zealand.
 
On Monday, a weak little front will try and kick off the upcoming week with some precipitation for the Mainland. The front should washout before it gets to the North Island. So several days in a row of settled weather are expected for the NI.
 

By Howard Joseph, WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/...her-will-be-settling

[OhauitiWeather]

As the wind over the country switches back to a predominately southwest flow, our weather will settle as we go through the weekend.
 
For today, a few showers are still possible about the upper North Island during the morning. Showers could linger about the eastern regions well into this afternoon. Showers could also linger over the upper part of the eastern South Island into the afternoon hours.
 
Western and lower parts of the South Island could see some showers develop this evening and tonight.
 
Winds will also remain a bit breezy in some areas, mainly for regions along the eastern parts of both islands and the lower South Island.
 
High pressure builds in for tomorrow. That will help shut down the threat for rain and ease the winds across the country. Sunday looks like a dry and settled day.
 

By Howard Joseph, WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/weekend-outlook-2

[OhauitiWeather]

High pressure over the Tasman Sea will settle in tomorrow, bringing a dry and settle day to all of New Zealand.
 
A few showers are possible early in the day about Westland and Nelson. Even a shower or two might be seen over the Bay of Plenty. But, even if they develop, they should be gone by midday.
 
The rest of the country should be precipitation-free tomorrow. There will still be a good bit of cloud for many spots, including the top of the North Island and bottom of the South Island. But sunshine will be mixed in.
 
A little wind will likely kick up about the top and bottom of the South Island tomorrow. Some breezy conditions will be possible about Wairarapa and Wellington as well.
 
Temperatures tomorrow afternoon should be around 20.
 
Homepage image/ Sunday afternoon wx map from Weathermap.co.nz


By Howard Joseph, WeatherWatch.co.nz
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/a-settled-sunday-1