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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago up until Saturday 3rd Octobver.

A cold southwesterly airstream still flows over New Zealand but is easing and is now mainly light to moderate. A cold front is crossing Gisborne and a weak warm front lies over Stewart Island. An anticyclone is crossing the north Tasman Sea and is approaching the north of the North Island. A depression lies to the southwest of Tasmania.

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago for today is for an isolated showers or two south of Queenstown, clearing by afternoon, then fine. Light southwesterly winds and very cool temperatures. Frosts tonight. Maximum temperatures recorded yesterday were Queenstown 5.9 degrees, Wanaka 7.2 degrees. Kinloch 5.8 degrees, Arrowtown 5.0 degrees. Forecast upper level winds for today at 1000 metres southwest 40 kph, becoming light this morning. At 2000 metres southwest gale 65 kph, easing to 50 kph in the afternoon and to 35 kph in the evening. Freezing level rising to 1400 metres. Forecast maximum temperatures for today for Queenstown and Kingston 7 degrees. For Glenorchy 6 degrees. For Wanaka and Cromwell 8 degrees. For Alexandra 9 degrees.

Tomorrow partly cloudy after early morning frosts. Little wind at first then northwesterlies prevailing from afternoon.

Friday and Saturday rain about the western ranges, cloudy but dry elsewhere on Friday then scattered rain developing elsewhere on Saturday. Heavy falls at times about the western ranges on Saturday.

posted by David Crow # 9:55 AM

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Weather forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago up until Tuesday 29th September.

A north to northwesterly airstream covers New Zealand with a warm front lying over the top of Northland. A large anticyclone is slow moving to the northeast of the North Island. A depression to the east of Bass Strait is deepening and a strong cold southwesterly airstream flows south of Victoria and up onto eastern Australia. This airstream should move eastwards and affect southern South Island districts by about Monday.

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago for today is for a few showers about the western ranges this morning, turning to rain by this afternoon and probably becoming heavy by this evening. Elsewhere fine at first but with increasing cloud and rain developing by this evening. Freshening northwesterly winds, becoming gale force in exposed places later. Maximum temperatures recorded yesterday were Queenstown 15.8 degrees. Wanaka 15.1 degrees. Kinloch 14.5 degrees, Arrowtown 15.1 degrees. Forecast upper level winds for today at 1000 metres northwesterly 55 kph, rising to gale 65 kph in the afternoon, possible severe gale 95 kph in exposed places in the evening. At 2000 metres northwesterly gale 75kph, rising to severe gale 120 kph in the afternoon. Freezing level 1700 metres in the afternoon. Forecast maximum temperatures for today for Queenstown, Kingston and Wanaka 16 degrees. For Glenorchy 14 degrees. For Cromwell 17 degrees. For Alexandra 18 degrees.

Tomorrow periods of rain about the western ranges in the morning, elsewhere scattered rain in the afternoon, easing in the evening. Snow lowering to 400 metres at night. Strong northwesterly winds easing by evening.

Monday snow showers with gale southwesterly winds. Very cold temperatures.

Tuesday becoming fine although a few snow showers still about and south of Kingston. Gale but decreasing southwesterlies. Still cold.

posted by David Crow # 10:12 AM

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago up until Wednesday 23rd September.

A large anticyclone with centres in the central Tasman Sea and over southern North Island districts covers the eastern Tasman Sea and New Zealand. A cold front is stationary over Auckland. A warm northerly airstream covers the western Tasman Sea and eastern Australia.

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago for today is for fine weather with little wind and moderate temperatures. Maximum temperatures recorded yesterday were Queenstown 14.0 degrees. Wanaka 15.0 degrees. Kinloch 13.5 degrees Arrowtown no report. Forecast upper level winds for today at 1000 metres light and variable. At 2000 metres light, rising to northwesterlies 30 kph in the afternoon. Freezing level 2200 metres, lowering to 1800 metres at night. Maximum temperatures for today for Queenstown and Kingston 14 degrees. For Glenorchy 13 degrees. For Wanaka and Cromwell 15 degrees. For Alexandra 16 degrees.

Tomorrow continuing fine but with a little high cloud developing in the evening.

Tuesday and Wednesday rain about the western ranges, heavy at times and scattered lighter rain elsewhere at times. Strong northwesterly winds, easing a little later on Wednesday.

posted by David Crow # 9:58 AM

Friday, September 18, 2020

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago up until Monday 21st September.

A strong and rather cold west to southwesterly airstream covers New Zealand. A small depression is centred in the South Taranaki Bight with two cold fronts moving over southern districts of the North Island. A further cold front is approaching Puysegur Point. An anticyclone lies over Tasmania and stretches into the western Tasman Sea.

Forecast for the Southern Lakes and Central Otago for today is for mainly fine although with upper level cloud at times. Fresh westerly winds at times and a few showers developing this afternoon south of Wanaka. Maximum temperatures recorded yesterday were Queenstown 12.1 degrees, Wanaka 14.2 degrees, Kinloch no report. Arrowtown no report. Forecast upper level winds for today at 1000 metres westerlky 55 kph rising to gale 80 kph for a time this morning and afternoon south of Wanaka. At 2000 metres westerly gale 80 kph rising to severe gale 100 kph for a time this morning and afternoon south of Wanaka. Freezing level 800 metres rising to 1200 metres this morning. Forecast maximum temperatures for today for Queenstown and Kingston 12 degrees. For Glenorchy and Wanaka 11 degrees. For Cromwell and Alexandra 13 degrees.

Tomorrow and through until Monday mainly fine after the clearance of morning low cloud. Fresh southwesterly winds turning northwesterlies on Sunday.

posted by David Crow # 10:01 AM

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