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

💧Next 7 days Rainfall: Departure from Normal.

What does it show?

1️⃣ Despite showers, most of NZ leans drier than usual.
2⃣ Areas in black boxes show rain in places not so common in an El Niño set-up.
3⃣ #ElNiño not officially here yet, but some hints of it now for NZ/OZ. pic.twitter.com/2TeihCDEvt

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) August 2, 2023

🎥💨2 days weather in 20 secs.

The next burst of severe gales tracks across southern #Australia but falls apart in the #NewZealand area. This process actually boosts temperatures in the lower South Island, so if you had snow yesterday you may have a high in the teens tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/dNQ0sTMpqg

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) August 2, 2023

❄️🏂Snow level will rise from 100m yesterday to 800m by Fri/Sat. https://t.co/gb7E1quzdb / https://t.co/D35ySCkVqG pic.twitter.com/sEjNs7HQo8

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) August 2, 2023

🌡️🆙⤵🆙Temperatures continue to fluctuate like we're in spring & not the depths of winter.

Departure from Normal maps show many places swinging warmer than usual for early August & parts of OZ over 8degs above normal due to warm airflows. Colder today in the North Island & WA. pic.twitter.com/PgjQ26KpTT

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) August 2, 2023

CONDITIONS EASING

High pressure in the Tasman Sea extends some influence over our weather today, in other words the weather is starting to settled down somewhat.

This will show for western regions especially with sunny skies likely for most. In the east we still have cloud and coastal showers, clearing the eastern South Island later this afternoon but a few showers remain for the eastern North Island.

It will be frosty to start though for some inland areas, and again tomorrow morning.

TEMPERATURES LIFT IN THE EAST FRIDAY – HOWEVER…

There should be a lift in temperatures for eastern regions on Friday thanks to a westerly quarter airflow over the country. High’s in the mid teens for most, but there is a caveat, a cold front moves into the far south around midday reaching Canterbury in the evening so this will naturally bring a drop in temperatures.

Expect rain to develop about the far south Friday afternoon, only showers for Canterbury in the evening as the cold front weakens as it moves northwards. Snow lowers to 400m about the far south in the evening, 600m for Canterbury.

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RAIN OUTLOOK

Rainfall for the next seven days looks to be average to drier than average, western regions pick up on the drier than average conditions for the most part but the eastern South Island does to an extent also.

The map below runs from today through to Thursday 10th August. Blue coloring means that part of the country is likely to see 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.