VIDEO: Rain clouds gather over NZ, Aussie deals with extreme heat

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VIDEO: Rain clouds gather over NZ, Aussie deals with extreme heat

15/12/2019 9:46pm

> From the WeatherWatch archives

A low on Tuesday will bring much needed rain to both islands of New Zealand as high pressure over Australia expands bringing a heatwave.

We break down which regions in NZ are most exposed to the warm and wet airflows to kick off this week – then who is more exposed to the cooler changes.

This week in NZ will feel more spring-like with windier weather and cooler airflows. In fact the cooler air flows look likely to stop the Aussie heatwave from seriously impacting NZ.

We also take a quick sneak peek at Christmas Day weather in NZ.

*Please note, this is our final week of videos for 2019 – we will be off for a month and return January 20th. During period we will increase our news content and maps to focus on rainmakers in NZ