The MetService have issued their weather prediction for the next couple of months and describe what type of weather patterns they believe the country will experience.

A neutral balance between La Nina and El Nino may give extra variability and variety in New Zealand’s weather, with only a weak controlling influence on our weather patterns from the Pacific Ocean.

Passing high pressure systems are expected to fade in the Tasman Sea and rebuild over or east of Chathams Islands. Some of these, when east of us, may feed a moist and mild northeasterly flow onto the North Island, enhancing any approaching fronts.

The Tasman Sea is now a breeding ground for low pressure systems. It is here that moist winds from the subtropics mix with cooling winds from the south, resulting sometimes in large depressions with several days of wind and rain. During these colder months of the year these systems bring mountain snow as well.

At times, deeps lows moving eastwards across the Southern Ocean are likely to push a burst of cold southwest winds onto New Zealand along with squally showers.

WeatherWatch.co.nz believes changes in weather patterns are beginning to take shape with cold air arriving this coming week, with the far south of the country likely to see the bleakest conditions and frosts are likely to appear in some central and southern districts.