La Niña lingersLa Niña, an ocean-driven climate system known to fuel warm and wet conditions, has constantly flavoured New Zealand's weather over the past few years. Thanks to the northeasterly winds, warmer temperatures also tended to play out over much of the country during La Niña, although there are always regional and seasonal exceptions. Although the next 10 days are expected to be cold - and snowy at times - Niwa is nonetheless expecting another warm and wet winter. Indian Ocean influenceThe third factor on our winter weather table was another ocean phenomenon – but one unfolding thousands of kilometres away from New Zealand. The influence of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole will add to a warmer, wetter winter for New Zealand.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 12, 2022 04:57 UTC