Situation
A west to northwesterly airflow blows over New Zealand today and will remain for a few days, with cold fronts washing over the South Island. On Wednesday and Thursday a trough of low pressure will move quickly across the North Island, while another cold front moves over the South Island. Airflow will then tend more southwesterly and become colder from Friday, with very cold polar air and south to southeasterly airflow arriving for the weekend.Dunedin
Fine tonight and sunny periods at first tomorrow but cloud increasing during the day and westerlies freshening; a period of colder southwesterlies and showers tomorrow evening.Mostly fine and sunny on Wednesday with frosts and light southwesterlies.
North Otago
Fine tonight and sunny periods at first tomorrow but cloud increasing during the day and westerlies freshening; a period of colder southwesterlies may bring brief showers tomorrow evening.Mostly fine and sunny on Wednesday with frosts and light southwesterlies.
Central Otago
Fine tonight and sunny periods at first tomorrow but cloud increasing during the day and westerlies freshening; a period of colder southwesterlies and some cloud tomorrow evening.Mostly fine and sunny on Wednesday with frosts and light southwesterlies.
South Otago/Southland
Fine tonight but cloud increasing tomorrow morning and showers likely during the afternoon and evening with fresh cold southwesterlies. snow to 500m.Temperatures at 3pm
Queenstown 13Invercargill 11
New Zealand Centres Tomorrow
Whangarei, fresh northwesterlies, rain later, 15Auckland, fresh northwesterlies, rain later, 15
Hamilton, fresh northwesterlies, rain later, 15
Tauranga, fresh northwesterlies, rain later, 15
Rotorua, fresh northwesterlies, rain later, 15
Gisborne, gusty northwesterlies, high cloud, 18
Napier, gusty northwesterlies, high cloud, 18
New Plymouth, strong northwesterlies, rain, 14
Palmerston Nth, strong northwesterlies, rain, 14
Wellington, strong northwesterlies, rain, 14
Nelson, strong northwesterlies, rain, 14
Westport, decreasing southwesterlies, rain clearing, 13
Greymouth, decreasing southwesterlies, rain clearing, 13
Blenheim, gusty northwesterlies, high cloud, 17
Christchurch, gusty northwesterlies, high cloud, 17
Timaru, gusty northwesterlies, high cloud, 17
Oamaru, fresh southwesterlies, some cloud, 14
Dunedin, fresh southwesterlies, showers later, 13
Queenstown, fresh southwesterlies, showers later, 13
Invercargill, fresh southwesterlies, showers later, 11
Local Centres
Haast, fresh southwesterlies, showers, 11Milford fresh southwesterlies, showers, 11
Twizel, gusty westerlies, some cloud, 12
Wanaka, gusty westerlies, some cloud, 12
Alexandra, gusty westerlies, some cloud, 12
Te Anau, fresh southwesterlies, showers, 11
Gore, fresh southwesterlies, showers later, 11
Balclutha, fresh southwesterlies, showers later, 11
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