Wet and windy weather will be moving down the country – best to make a call on conditions at the time and listen to the MetService warnings and watches.

All the best 
WW 

Hi there Ted – thanks for the positive feedback 🙂  Much appreciated.  Lusi will only impact the South Island from Saturday to Monday. By Monday PM it should have gone and a new Autumn-like westerly flow moves in.  Have a good trip!

Phil

Good morning – the winds around the centre of the low are very compact – meaning, for example, if the low were to directly hit Northland one side could have northerlies and the other southerlies.  So both MetService and WW may well have identical forecasts for some areas but either of us could have opposing winds and directions simple due to not knowing exactly where that centre will lie at a specific update time.  +/- 3 hours and the winds could have changed direction and strength considerably at a certain location.  We also use and trust different models – but at the end of the day we’re both on the same page with this low and the areas likely affected and rough timings.

WW

Hey Eliott – thanks very much – really apprecaite the feedback and glad you like the service!  We enjoy interacting with our readers & viewers – it’s what makes this job so much fun 🙂

Cheers
Phil & the team