Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 11:27 am
MetService says that while Christmas Day is shaping up to
be mostly fine and warm across northern and central New
Zealand, southerly winds are forecast to bring unsettled and
cooler conditions farther south. These cold southerlies
spread over the remainder of the country during the weekend,
bringing rain or showers to eastern areas, and unseasonably
cold temperatures to southern and central New
Zealand.
As we approach Christmas, a trough of low
pressure moves across the country today (Wednesday) and
Thursday, bringing rain to much of southern and central New
Zealand, plus a period of strong northerly winds to exposed