Source: Radio New Zealand
Christchurch will be basking in temperatures in the 20s after a wet start to the week. 123rf.com
After a turbulent week of weather, forecasters are expecting a fine and mostly dry weekend across the country.
It will come as a welcome relief for many after severe weather once again hit the country earlier this week, causing flooding and triggering local states of emergency in Canterbury.
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Friday has seen largely dry skies around the North Island with the odd shower, mainly in the west.
However, there was a low risk of thunderstorms as a series of weak fronts moved northwards over the South Island today.
MetService said there was a low risk of thunderstorms for the West Coast this morning. While on the east coast of the South Island, there were low to moderate risks of thunderstorms on Friday afternoon.
But come Saturday, the weather is looking fine and mostly dry.
“All the major centres are in for a good looking Saturday,” MetService head of weather news Heather Keats said.
Maximum temperatures on Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be in the low to mid-20s for most of the country.
“Sunday is also looking pretty decent. Again, there will be a few showers, most of those for the West Coast and deep south, but they’re short-lived,” Keats said.
On Sunday, high pressure builds over the country after a front weakens as it moves northwards across central and Northern New Zealand. Meanwhile, a trough brushes the south of the South Island, Met Service said.
MetService said there was a low confidence of severe west to southwest gales about coastal Southland, Clutha and Dunedin during Sunday morning and afternoon.
MetService’s weekend forecast
Saturday:
- Auckland – High of 22C, low of 15C
- Hamilton – High of 24C, low of 9C
- Tauranga – High of 24C, low of 12C
- Wellington – High of 19C, low of 15C
- Christchurch – High of 20C, low of 9C
- Dunedin – High of 20C, low of 12C
- Invercargill – High of 20C, low of 10C
Sunday
- Auckland – High of 23C, low of 15C
- Hamilton – High of 23C, low of 8C
- Tauranga – High of 25C, low of 13C
- Wellington – High of 22C, low of 12C
- Christchurch – High of 23C, low of 8C
- Dunedin – High of 18C, low of 10C
- Invercargill – High of 16C, low of 6C
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