Source: Radio New Zealand
Christmas dinner may be an inside affair this year as MetService forecasts a chilly Christmas Day for much of the country. 123rf.com
MetService is predicting a chilly Christmas Day as the current cold snap continues.
The forecaster says a southwesterly air mass is responsible for cooler than average temperatures for most of the country.
Head of weather Heather Keats told Morning Report although temperatures were expected to rebound early next week, the pattern of periodic cool weather was likely to be prolonged.
“It’s not looking great for Christmas Day for much of the country.”
She said there was still some lee-way in the forecast a week out from Christmas but as the day approaches, the models will start to align with greater confidence and accuracy.
Keats said at this stage, a high pressure with warmer temperatures was expected in the lead-up to the New Year.
“Which is kind of what we see every year.
“If it’s a little bit rubbish on Christmas Day it tends to be much better for New Year’s Eve and vice versa depending on your location.
“So you are going to get lots of fine weather and it looks like there’ll be some warmer days coming too after Christmas.
“But whether we’re still locked in to that … southwesterly flow, we’ll just have to wait and see.”
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