Hurricane Milton crosses Florida as Category 1. NASA’s Cape Canaveral the exit point
10/10/2024 8:40am
All our updates on Hurricane Milton can be found below:
Let’s get into the forecast for Thursday …
RAIN:
Showers remain over a number of North Island regions today, but especially in the southern and western sides. A few showers may sneak into the eastern North Island and also the very upper South Island. High pressure is expanding over much of the South Island which keeps many places dry there.
WIND:
Winds aren’t very strong today in most places, with westerlies in the lower South Island, and winds from varying directions around the North Island.
TEMPERATURES:
Much of the country is a little cooler than recent days but nothing too majorly cold – and in fact those in the lower half of the South Island may notice it’s a little milder today.
DAYS AHEAD
West to north west winds become stronger on Friday with gustier winds around Wellington, southern Wairarapa and Cook Strait, and a westerly quarter wind will blow through parts of the lower South Island. Lighter winds further north but a low pressure zone forming off the coast of East Cape will help create an easterly flow over the upper North Island.
On Saturday that low drifts a little further out to sea off the east of East Cape but is worth monitoring as it might get a little more powerful and rain and wind may brush the north-eastern corner of the North Island. Meanwhile at the opposite end of the country, in the south-western corner of the South Island, then next cold front arrives.
On Sunday that cold front sends a showery, cooler, change into the lower South Island – including some wet weather into Canterbury. The low east of the North Island should move away but as that cold front moves up the country (and weakens) it will spawn yet another area of low pressure, this time off the western side of the upper North Island.
And by Monday that low may be bringing showers across the North Island and upper South Island, with drier skies over the lower South Island.
Get more forecast details with the FREE hyper-local, hourly, 10 day forecasts at WeatherWatch.co.nz – or download our Free WeatherWatch App.
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