Here’s what is making the weather headlines today.

You can have a high risk for rain – but it be dry at your place. Best way to track today's rain is using the live @MetService rain radar: https://t.co/GYbgAThmYG

Despite some with long dry spells, the rain🌧️icon is there for a reason – rain or showers may return at any moment! pic.twitter.com/IlSVL2uHix

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 6, 2022

ENE WINDS STRENGTHEN

Easterly quarter winds strengthen for parts of New Zealand today as areas of low pressure to the west and north bunch up against a high out east.

Easterlies for the upper North Island strengthen especially and northeasterly winds for the lower South Island. Most regions should see winds freshen even if they don’t become strong.

Another windy #SquashZone is moving in to the upper North Island. Last month we had one that caused power cuts & floods in Auckland (north of the city).

Similar set up, hopefully even a tad weaker.
Either way – branches break with gusts over 70kmh (power outages). cc @Vectorltd pic.twitter.com/3ezoVr2eW8

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) December 6, 2022

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WARMER OUT WEST

Due to the easterly quarter airflow over New Zealand today temperatures for western regions will naturally be warmer than in the east. In fact while the map below shows Southland to be around 15 to 20 degrees the region may actually move into the 20 to 25 degree bracket with skies likely to be mostly sunny and winds fairly light, especially in western parts of the regions.

NEXT HIGH ON MONDAY NEXT WEEK

The second half of this week is looking generally unsettled, western regions will pick up more rain or shower activity than in the east. Beyond that our next period of dry settled weather for the whole country is Monday next week when we have a high.

The precipitation percentage of normal map shows how western regions are looking wetter (white or blue colour) over the next seven days than in the east (red colour).

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