Forecast - Friday 2.8.2013

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An easterly airflow lies over the country today between a low pressure system to the north and high pressure to the south of the country. The driest places are likely to be the southwestern corner of the North Island and the south and West Coast of the South Island. Most other places are either going to see drizzle or rain, gusty easterlies are expected about Bay Of Plenty northwards in the east.

Northland
Rain, heavy at times especially in the east easing in the afternoon to the odd shower as strong easterly winds ease.
High: 16

Auckland
Strong gusty easterly winds. Periods of rain which may be heavy about the Coromandel, easing off in the evening to the odd shower as winds tend a little more southeast.
Highs: 14-15

Bay Of Plenty
Rain, possibly heavy at times about western BOP. Gusty easterly winds.
Highs: 14-15

Waikato
Periods of rain with brisk east to southeast winds, rain eases in the evening to the odd shower.
Highs: 13-14

Central North Island
Cloudy with east to southeast breezes, some patchy rain from morning.
Highs: 11-12

Eastern North Island
Cloudy with periods of rain, easterly breezes become brisk in the evening. Rain overnight may be heavy about northern Hawkes Bay and Gisborne, especially in the ranges.
High: 14

Western North Island
Cloudy periods with southeasterly winds, brisk about Taranaki. Chance of a brief shower now and then, mainly about Taranaki.
Highs: 14-15

Wellington
Mostly cloudy with the odd shower, dry spells too. Southeasterly breezes.
Highs: 13-14

Nelson
Sunny spells and thickening high cloud, becoming totally cloudy in the afternoon with southeast breezes. In the evening there may be some scattered rain.
Highs: 12-13

Marlborough
Mostly cloudy with south to southeasterly winds. There may be the odd drizzle patch at times otherwise expect mainly dry conditions. Late afternoon or evening areas of rain move in.
Highs: 12-13

Canterbury
Cloudy with the odd drizzle patch at times, mainly morning and night. Light southerlies tend northeast later in the afternoon.
High: 11

West Coast
Clear but plenty of high cloud, light winds tend southeast.
Highs: 13-14

Coastal Otago
Cloudy with drizzle patches at times, breezy northeasterlies.
Highs: 9-10

Central Otago
Plenty of high cloud with light east to northeast breezes.
Highs: 9-10

Southland
Sunny with high cloud, east to northeast breezes.
High: 11

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A low over the north Tasman Sea is expected to approach the country during Friday then move onto northern New Zealand on Saturday. Rain in a strong northeasterly flow is expected to be heavy for a time about northern and eastern regions of the North Island and upper South Island, while a period of northeast gales are likely over the North Island.

Warnings and Watches have already been issued with respect to the weather associated with the approaching low. More details about these can be found at: http://www.metservice.com/warnings/home

In Northland and Auckland on Saturday, any heavy rain is likely to ease but there remains a residual low risk of significant heavy rain in these regions during the morning. For the Coromandel Peninsula, western Bay of Plenty,Gisborne and Hawkes Bay north of about Hastings there is moderate confidence that heavy rain will reach warning amounts on Saturday and Sunday. For Hawkes Bay south of Hastings, Wairarapa, eastern areas of Marlborough and also Nelson,there is low confidence that rainfall accumulations could reach warning levels from Saturday to Sunday.
Metservice.


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