Here’s what is making the weather headlines today….

MORE RAIN WARNINGS

Rainfall warnings have been issued for the North Island today, mostly about regions exposed to the northeast. Even the Kaikoura area gets a rain warning.

More details on today’s warnings from Metservice here.

GREAT WEATHER ON THE WEST COAST

The West Coast of the South Island is sheltered from the cloud / wet weather moving in from the east thanks to the Main Divide, but also the low bringing in the current easterly airflow is placed further to the north.

Temperatures may reach into the late teens today, 17 to 18 degrees, enjoy!

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RAIN OUTLOOK

A healthy amount of rain is due over the next seven days for the northeastern portion of the North Island and so does Nelson, Marlborough and Fiordland (although to a lesser degree).

Most other regions around the country see an average amount of rain for this time of year, south of Banks Peninsula through to Otago has some drier weather than would be normally expected.

It makes sense with an easterly quarter airflow stuck over the North Island as to why there is a substantial amount of rain due, not that the North Island needs it, the ground already has plenty of moisture in it.

The map below runs from today through to Friday 30th June. Blue colouring means that part of the country is expecting more rainfall than would normally be expected at this time of year, red means less rainfall is expected and white is an average amount of rainfall. The more intense either red or blue then either scenario is more true.