Weather stereotypes proving true

The weather this week typifies local stereotypes for New Zealand regions; wet on the West Coast, windy in Wellington, dry in the east, and warm in the North.

It's the meteorological equivalent of sticking to what you're good at.


The weather is looking fine in the Bay of Plenty this week. Image: MetService.

In the Bay, it's looking mostly fine right through until Friday.

Daily highs are sitting around the 21 degree mark, with overnight lows dropping to around 15 degrees.

The driver is a northwest flow from the tropics bringing warmer than average conditions to the country, says meteorologist Tom Adams.

A cold front on Thursday is make some headway up the South Island, before being stymied by a dominant ridge northeast of New Zealand.

'Although this week's weather plays out along familiar patterns, there could be a few surprises in the mix as the wind and rain could reach warning levels at times,” says Tom.

Rainfall warnings are currently issued for parts of the West Coast, and the severe weather outlook has a chance on Thursday of heavy rain for Kapiti and gales through Cook Strait.

'Even though the pattern may seem familiar, it's always worth checking the forecast as it is not unusual for autumn weather to get pretty wild.”

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