Here’s what is making the weather headlines today…..

🥶If you're in the eastern North Island today – temperatures are below average.

🌡️But many other parts of New Zealand today and tomorrow are warmer than average. In particular the interior of the South Island is more than 8 degrees above normal today and again tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VKy09phV2r

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 29, 2023

🌀🪞🌀Look familiar?! Barely any change from yesterday to today.

The low has peaked in power and will gradually weaken today and falls apart better tomorrow. Winds may not have peaked for everyone today with isolated damaging gusts still expected in the #UpperNorthIsland. pic.twitter.com/tf9a3XLT3Z

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) October 29, 2023

STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN – TROPICAL LOW

A low pressure centre sits just to the north of the North Island today pumping in areas of heavy rain and strong winds into the North Island, especially in areas exposed to the east. The rainfall accumulation map below along with the Metservice warning map shows where heavy rain is most likely.

East to southeasterly winds are strong to gale force for the upper North Island this morning then pushing south this afternoon however as strong winds push south they will lose some intensity.

Please watch our video out later this morning presented by Philip Duncan for more details.

For weather watches and warnings from Metservice please go here.

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UNSTABLE IN THE NORTH

Increasing surface moisture means conditions could turn unstable for northern parts of the North Island today, more here.

SETTLED FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND

It’s action stations for the North Island today meanwhile the South Island is settled thanks to high pressure, we do have some cloud increase for Nelson and Marlborough though with a few showers then some rain moving in for Marlborough from evening but elsewhere is good 🙂

A touch of high cloud spreads south down over the South Island also.