The weekend sees another short lived frontal system move in – but it’s gone just as quickly as it arrives, leaving more settled weather in its wake by Sunday.

 

Friday

Purple: Winds around coastal Southland blow strongly at times

Yellow: Warm once again in the east of the country

A northwest airflow starts to gather a bit of steam heading into the weekend, but it doesn’t look like causing any problems at this stage. 

Saturday

Blue: Heavy rain on the West Coast of the South Island

Purple: Strong winds through Cook Strait and along the east of the South Island

Winds blow strongly as a northwesterly airflow strengthens, and a front moves onto the lower South Island in the afternoon, then pushes onto the upper South Island late in the evening and overnight.

 

Sunday

Yellow – Fine, sunny weather on the West Coast of the South Island & in Northland

Saturday’s front really runs out of steam over the North Island, and weakens – meaning no real weather of note, other than sunny and relatively warm conditions in parts of both islands.

– Please note, the idea behind this update is to focus on the main weather highlights, which is why not all regions are mentioned. 

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– Aaron Wilkinson & Drew Chappell, WeatherWatch.co.nz