Weather Set To Turn On Sunday
• Foggy and frosty in places this morning (Thursday)
• Settled weather for most to end the work week
• Potentially severe weather from Sunday
• Warmer nights early next week
Most of New Zealand will enjoy settled and mostly sunny weather going into the weekend, thanks to a high-pressure system. After some cold nights and frosty mornings recently, temperatures are expected to go up a few notches over the next few days.
MetService expects the chance of showers to persists in the west from today (Thursday), especially in the South Island, due to moist air coming in with southwesterly winds under the high-pressure system. However, the rest of the country should stay mostly clear with sunny skies through the weekend. MetService meteorologist Oscar Shiviti says, 'People should enjoy the sunny weather through the weekend while they can, it's great for outdoor activities, but things may change toward the end of the weekend'.
On Sunday, clouds will increase over the South Island, mostly in the west, as a rain-bearing front approaches from the northwest. This could bring heavy rain and strong winds to southern parts of the country. Shiviti continues, 'This system brings the potential for severe weather, so we encourage people to keep an eye on the MetService website for updates' (www.metservice.com).
That said, Auckland should stay mostly dry with only some clouds during Saturday's rugby match between New Zealand's Black Ferns and the USA Women.
'By early next week, the front will move north and may bring severe weather to those areas too. Warmer air with this system means nights will likely not be as cold as the new week begins' adds Shiviti. Next week's weather will be quite different with cloudier, wetter and windier weather compared to the today's conditions.
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