YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER
Fine and sunny weekend in store but southerlies keep temperatures down
It’s a case of putting away the umbrellas and digging out the sunhats this weekend as Northlanders are in for a weekend of fine weather. MetService meteorologist Angus Hines said this weekend’s weather “is looking pretty good” for Northland.
It follows a couple of weekends with wet weather.
Kamo’s Christmas Parade narrowly avoided a watery end two weeks ago, and the Whanga¯rei A&P survived the threat of a monumental downpour last weekend.
Hines said conditions tomorrow are really good.
It is expected to be nice and sunny, with maybe a bit of cloud in the afternoon.
“Sunday is looking like another predominantly fine and sunny day.”
The wind that starts out southerly tomorrow comes around to being southwesterly on Sunday.
Hines said temperatures are expected to reach 22C in Whanga¯rei tomorrow and 23C on Sunday.
“Because we have that southerly, it’s not a full-on scorcher but pleasant.”
Kerikeri will experience similar temperatures, reaching 24C and 25C on each day of the weekend respectively. Kaitaia’s highs are forecast to be 21C and 22C, while Dargaville will be a little cooler, seeing 18C and 19C.
It’s a chance for Northlanders to attack the garden before Christmas or make the most of one of the plethora of events organised over the weekend.
The region’s club cricketers, who for the most part have been rained out for the past two weekends, should also be able to enjoy some quality time out on the park.
Hines said the lows were “fairly standard” for this time of year.
They ranged from 10C to 14C across Northland.
Hines said they were driven by the clear conditions which made them a shade on the cooler side of things.
Just last week, severe thunderstorms and intermittent torrential rain kept emergency services busy as drivers grappled with wet roads.
In three hours there were 100 lightning strikes with most associated with the severe thunderstorm in Whanga¯rei.
The fine and sunny weather over the weekend is forecast to extend in to the beginning of next week.
There is no hint yet of what the forecast might be for Christmas Day.