Situation


A cold southwesterly airflow blows over New Zealand today but is easing as an anticyclone in the
Tasman Sea moves towards the North Island. A milder northwesterly airflow will develop over the South
Island tomorrow ahead of a complex trough of low pressure in the Tasman Sea. This trough will nudge
onto the South Island on Thursday, meeting a cold front from the Southern Ocean. A depression centre
will move over the South Island on Friday. A return to cold southwesterly airflow is likely at the weekend.
Early next week an anticyclone will move over the South Island while a depression moves towards the
North Island from the Pacific.

Dunedin


Mostly fine tonight. A period of cloud and some brief sleety showers tomorrow, clearing during the
afternoon; fresh cold southwesterlies easing. Frosty tomorrow night.
Fine at first on Sunday but a period of snow showers developing late in the day with very cold
blustery southwest winds.

North Otago


Mostly fine tonight. Fine tomorrow with sunny periods and some cloud. A risk of coastal showers
briefly during the afternoon. Moderate cold southwesterly winds. Frosty night.
Fine at first on Sunday but a period of snow showers developing late in the day with very cold
blustery southwest winds.

Central Otago


Fine and frosty tonight. Mostly fine and sunny tomorrow with moderate cold southwesterlies.
Frosts again tomorrow night.
Similar weather on Sunday.

South Otago/Southland


A period of showers later tonight or early tomorrow with snow and hail, but clearing tomorrow with
sunny periods increasing during the afternoon; fresh very cold southwesterlies.
More snow showers on Sunday with very cold southwest winds.

Temperatures at 3pm

Queenstown 6
Invercargill 8

New Zealand Centres Tomorrow


Whangarei, fresh southwesterlies, rain easing, 14
Auckland, fresh southwesterlies, rain easing, 14
Hamilton, fresh southwesterlies, rain easing, 14
Tauranga, fresh southwesterlies, rain easing, 14
Rotorua, fresh southwesterlies, rain easing, 14
Gisborne, decreasing northwesterlies, rain, 14
Napier, decreasing northwesterlies, rain, 14
New Plymouth, fresh southwesterlies, rain clearing, 13
Palmerston Nth, fresh southwesterlies, rain clearing, 13
Wellington, fresh southerlies, rain clearing, 11
Nelson, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 11
Westport, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 11
Greymouth, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 11
Blenheim, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 11
Christchurch, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 9
Timaru, fresh southwesterlies, some cloud, 9
Oamaru, fresh southwesterlies, risk of showers, 8
Dunedin, fresh southwesterlies, few showers, 7
Queenstown, fresh southwesterlies, some cloud, 7
Invercargill, fresh southwesterlies, few showers, 7

Local Centres


Haast, fresh southwesterlies, some cloud, 8
Milford fresh southwesterlies, some cloud, 8
Twizel, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 5
Wanaka, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 5
Alexandra, moderate southwesterlies, fine, 5
Te Anau, fresh southwesterlies, showers clearing, 7
Gore, fresh southwesterlies, showers clearing, 7
Balclutha, fresh southwesterlies, showers clearing, 7

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