Weather conditions in the far east and the deep south are proving to be cold and gloomy for a number of main centres this afternoon.
A low, well east of New Zealand, is continuing to fuel cold southerlies and low cloud across the North Island’s east coast, while southerlies from the Southern Ocean push into Southland and eastern parts of the South Island.
As of 1:30pm it was just 10 degrees on the Mahia Peninsula, between Gisborne and Wairoa. Wellington, Napier, Hastings and Gisborne are all on 14 degrees this hour.
In the South Island Gore has just 10 degrees while Invercargill, Dunedin and Kaikoura all have 12. It’s 11 in Akaroa on the far eastern side of Banks Peninsula but Christchurch is quite a bit warmer on 16 degrees.
Homepage image / Dylan Ray
Comments
Latest Video
Weekend Newsfeed: Warmer than average ahead of large low next week(+5 Maps)
Next week subtropical and subantarctic airflows will meet over NZ – and the forecast is still yet to be locked…
Related Articles
Weekend Newsfeed: Warmer than average ahead of large low next week(+5 Maps)
Next week subtropical and subantarctic airflows will meet over NZ – and the forecast is still yet to be locked…
VIDEO: NZ’s weather for the rest of July as large low looms again
High pressure and warm nor’westers are the theme of July’s final weekend – and the final week looks to be…
Thursday Newsfeed: High pressure moves closer to NI
High pressure over the Tasman Sea moves closer to the North Island encouraging milder nor’westers from Australia into the South…
Add new comment
Guest on 7/11/2010 4:04am
I didn’t find it cold/gloomy here. My reading of 17 made it a rather pleasant Sunday, especially this afternoon.
Reply
WW Forecast Team on 7/11/2010 4:20am
Hi there – thanks for the update! Whereabouts are you located?
Regards
WeatherWatch Weekends
Reply
Guest on 7/11/2010 4:33am
Invercargill. Meh, I never take too much notice of the airport temp – it’s always cooler out there!
Reply
RW on 7/11/2010 5:01am
Decades of overlap records showed that In’gill Aero is only on average about 0.6C cooler than a good town site. What some PWSs not set up properly might show is another matter.
Reply
Guest on 7/11/2010 9:35pm
I’ve been out there often enough to know that there’s a distinct difference in temp – a lot more than your records say. I’m sure there are plenty of other official weather stations that have been moved for that very reason. As for mine, it’s permanently in the shade away from anything that will boost the temp abnormally so unless it goes haywire, I’ll believe mine over the AWS at the airport! Oh, and as of right now, it’s ‘officially’ 13.3 at the airport and my reading is 14.6. I might add that it’s a gorgeous one in the deep south today. Have a nice day, RW.
Reply