Apart from isolated afternoon heat showers today and tomorrow there isn’t a lot on the radar so to speak in terms of a decent period of rain, mainly in consideration to the North Island.

In the South Island a front should deliver some reasonable rain in the first half of next week on the West Coast, a few areas of rain will make it onto the east coast however at this stage it isn’t looking like anything substantial.

There is a chance the lower North Island may get a touch of rain mid next week due to the front mentioned however the upper North Island will remain dry.

On the Friday before Christmas (21st December) there are hints in some long range models of a low brewing in the south Tasman Sea so hopefully this will work it’s way north and get some needed rainfall to dry areas of the North Island. But fingers crossed it clears in time for a sunny Christmas Day.

Homepage image / 1am 21st December pressure / 850mb wind speed map – http://www.ecmwf.int

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