Forecasters are picking a balmy spring - bringing "unseasonably" warm temperatures at times. Photo / Hayden WoodwardForecasters are picking a balmy spring - bringing unseasonably warm temperatures at times - along with a coin-toss chance of a second consecutive La Niña meddling with our weather. That could mean stints of especially warm conditions - particularly on the east of both islands - although cold spells and frosts could still occur. Source / NiwaOne such exception was last year, when an odd-ball La Niña delivered a somewhat unexpected flavour to New Zealand – and became one of four of 17 La Niña events measured since 1972 that failed to bring near or above normal rainfall for Auckland. The latest guidance suggested that either ENSO "cool" neutral, or La Niña, conditions were equally likely to play out over spring - before the chance for La Niña peaked at 50 to 60 per cent during summer.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 31, 2021 23:15 UTC