Local Weather with WAL (Waitaki App Limited)
Staff Reporter
07 July 2023, 2:25 AM
MetService rain forecast map for 12pm Sunday 9th July.Despite the days slowly getting longer, we’re not even halfway through meteorological winter.
The strong winds earlier in the week also saw the partial demise of this reporters beloved Kowhai tree at home, the trunk split in two by the southwest gales.
The weekend ahead is marked by an approaching trough in the Tasman sea that will bring rain or showers to most parts of the country over the next few days.
Coastal Waitaki will be mainly fine today (Friday 7th) with some low cloud possible this evening and northerly winds. We should hit a high of 9deg C, dropping to a low of 3 C tonight.
Saturday will be mostly cloudy with northeasterly winds and a high of 11deg C. Occasional rain will set in after dark, dropping to a low of 6 C.
MetService forecast graphic: Oamaru 7th - 10th July.
Sunday will be wet with rain easing to showers late and a high of 12deg C, dropping to 5 C overnight.
At this stage Monday's forecast is for occasional rain clearing to partly cloudy conditions. Northeasterlies will turn southwest later, with a high of 12deg C.
Up the Waitaki valley around Omarama, today (Friday) is looking nice and fine, but chilly with a high of 6 deg C, dropping to -2 overnight.
Saturday morning will see isolated showers clearing, but it’ll remain mostly cloudy with northeasterlies and a high of 8deg C. Snow showers to 1900 metres should also clear in the morning, with an overnight low of 0 C on Saturday night.
MetService forecast graphic: Omarama 7th - 10th July
Sunday will see scattered showers, with snow likely to 1500 metres and northeasterly winds. Temperatures will be in the same range as Saturday, with a high of 8, dropping to 0 C at night.
The forecast for Monday is for isolated showers clearing to partly cloudy conditions and westerly winds, with a high of 9deg C.
Have a great weekend, whatever the weather!
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