Long Range Weather

Issued by MetService on Thursday 16-May-2024 at 11:50am

Now the MetService long range forecast for all New Zealand to midnight Monday

The Situation

A low and associated fronts over the North Island move away to the east today, while a weakening cold front moves up the South Island, then onto the lower North Island later. A ridge gradually builds behind the front from the west, covering most of New Zealand by tomorrow.

Looking at the weather to midnight tomorrow

Northland to Taranaki, also Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Taupo

Showers becoming isolated and confined to the west coast this afternoon.

Gisborne and Hawke's Bay

Scattered showers, mainly north of Wairoa, clearing this afternoon, but returning for a time tomorrow.

Whanganui to Wellington, also Taihape, Wairarapa and Nelson

Partly cloudy, with isolated showers this evening. One or two showers in Taranaki tomorrow.

Marlborough and Canterbury

Mainly fine. However, a few showers this afternoon or evening, possibly heavy inland.

Buller and Westland

A few showers clearing today. Cloud increasing tomorrow and isolated showers developing.

Otago and Southland, excluding Stewart Island

Showers clearing to mainly fine this evening. Rain developing in Southland from tomorrow night.

Fiordland, including Stewart Island

A few showers, turning to rain tomorrow afternoon, with some heavy falls.

Chatham Islands

Rain easing to a few showers today and clearing early tomorrow.

And the outlook for the following three days...

Saturday

North Island: Fine in the east. Partly cloudy with isolated showers elsewhere. South Island: Rain, possibly heavy, in the west and south, spreading to Canterbury later. Mainly fine in Nelson and Marlborough.

Sunday

North Island: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the east and north. South Island: Periods of rain in the west, possibly heavy. Scattered rain or showers elsewhere, easing.

Monday

North Island: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the east and north. South Island: Periods of rain in the west, easing. Partly cloudy with a few showers elsewhere, but mainly fine in the north.

And at the Chathams

Fine with northerlies on Saturday, then partly cloudy on Sunday with the chance of a shower and light winds. Partly cloudy on Monday, with the odd shower as southerlies develop.

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