It’s fine, but back to school
The return to school is set to turn around New Zealand’s weather with a highpressure system looking to nestle down this week. Last week a low crossed the country mid-week, which was followed by cold southerlies, heavy rain, severe gales and heavy snow in some parts of the country.
Snow fell on many high areas of the country, forcing the closure of Milford Rd, Desert Rd and Arthur’s Pass — Mt Hutt even recorded a 45cm dump of fresh snow. A ridge of highpressure is parking up to the west of New Zealand which will bring bands of fine, settled weather.
MetService meteorologist Rob Kerr said it would be a fine start and end to the week, sprinkled with a touch of patchy weather midweek.
Auckland is expected to have another similar day to Sunday with spots of cloud blocking off the sun’s rays for the morning and light winds.
“Auckland will [have] lighter winds than [Sunday] for much of the week,” he said.
“Southwesterlies will start to get into it around Tuesday or early Wednesday, right into the weekend.”
Despite a front of bad weather heading up New Zealand on Thursday, the influence of the high sitting around will look after the country.
Kerr said much of the country would go without rain, except for some areas of the South Island.
“By [today] showers are isolated to one or two areas around the south coast of Fiordland.
“The worst day in terms of showers will be Wednesday maybe early Thursday,” Kerr said.