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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago up until Saturday 26th October.

A slow moving and weakening front lies over the centre of the North Island with anticyclones both north and south of this front. One high is centred just north of North Cape with a further anticyclone lying east of the upper South Island. The South Island high should move further away to the east during the day with a depression over Victoria and Bass Strait expected to move southeastwards to lie southwest of Puysegur Point by tomorrow. It has an associated cold front which should also lie to the southwest by tomorrow morning, then move slowly up the South Island during the day. Pressure gradient is expected to become tight north of this front during tomorrow with northwest gales in exposed positions. Rain will also develop in western areas this evening, spreading elsewhere overnight. An anticyclone should move into the Australian Bight and become slow moving while westerlies will prevail Friday and Saturday and be rather unsettled in most districts. From Sunday onwards the remainder of the weekend looks set to be dry.

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago for today is for fine weather for much of the day but increasing upper level cloud during the afternoon with rain developing by evening about the western ranges. Some rain may spread further eastwards to other areas later this evening. Maximum temperatures recorded yesterday were Queenstown 18.0 degrees. Arrowtown 17.0 degrees. Kinloch 21.5 degrees. Wanaka 18.6 degrees. Alexandra 21.1 degrees. Forecast upper level winds for today at 1000 metres light winds at first, northwesterly 40 kph developing this evening. At 2000 metres northwesterlies developing, rising to gale this evening. Freezing level rising to 2000 metres. Forecast maximum temperatures for today for Queenstown, Wanaka and the Upper Clutha 18 degrees. For Kingston 17 degrees. For Glenorchy 19 degrees. For Cromwell 20 degrees. For Alexandra 21 degrees.

Tomorrow overcast with general rain, heavy in western areas where thunderstorms are possible. Freshening northwesterlies, strong to gale in exposed places.

Friday and Saturday rain continuing, still heavy about the western ranges and temperatures becoming cooler. Snow down to 1000 metres by Saturday.

Sunday probably becoming fine again although showers remaining about the western ranges.

posted by David Crow # 9:24 AM

NEW: David's forecast is once again published simultaneously at the old southernlights site - it's now easier to read there and has scope for improvements.

Cheers

Donald

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