Local Weather with WAL (Waitaki App Limited)
Staff Reporter
12 June 2023, 2:45 AM
Hoar frost at Sailors Cutting last week. PHOTO: Supplied by Sandra Familton.Well the last week has certainly been a cold one in the Waitaki and the week ahead will have a similar feel overall - it may even be a few degrees warmer!
The Waitaki coast should be fine today with a high of 13 C. Expect some high cloud to build in the afternoon with a shower or two possible later, dropping to 4 C overnight.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with a few showers possibly lurking around, clearing later and dropping to 2 C overnight.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will likely be sunny and cool with light winds tending northerly from Thursday. Highs nudge 11 C, down to 2 or 3 C at night.
MetService forecast graphic: Oamaru.
Up in the Mackenzie Basin, Omarama will continue its run of cold days with a (very) optimistic high of 8 C forecast today, dropping to - 3 C tonight. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a possible shower around the foothills and 40km/h southwesterlies easing to 20 km/h southerlies.
Ruby has second thoughts about swimming at a chilly Sailors Cutting at 3pm on Friday last week. PHOTO: Craig Hartland.
Wednesday will be fine with the usual morning frosts and areas of fog. Southerlies will die out, dropping to a low temperature of - 4 C at night.
MetService forecast graphic: Omarama.
Thursday looks like it will be fine and cold with strong to gale northerlies developing, and Friday will also be fine and cold with northwesterlies.
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