All eyes are on a potential rainmaker straight after the weekend as a long awaited depression bears down on the country.

It’s yet to fully form and much of the energy won’t have developed until Sunday before it nears landfall but when it does some relief could be in the pipeline.

It doesn’t appear to want to hang about for very long but it looks to be the biggest rainmaker and depression to visit our shores so far this year.

As we know things can change and we’re continuing to monitor the situation but at this point we’re seeing it last up to 48 hours over northern and central New Zealand but the far south looks to escape much of the rain and wind.

Heaviest falls appear to be northern and western parts of the country but not overly prolonged however reasonal rainfall totals could eventuate.
“This should put a few smiles over drought hit areas” says weather analyst Richard Green. “We dont think it’s a game breaker necessarily but some solid falls should take place”.

WeatherWatch believes this has the potential to be the wettest system so far for 2013 but it all depends on the timing. If it rolls on through quickly it may not pack the same sort of punch as if it was to stay here for a couple of days.

Winds are set to blow in from the north to north east initially and be quite blustery in exposed areas but by the middle of the week a southerly airflow should be covering much of the country.

Another disturbance could also impact the country later next week with another low late Thursday, Friday and across the early part of Saturday with further rain or showers however perhaps not quite so widespread.  

WeatherWatch