Peter Meecham Gales from tropical lows or intense Tasman Sea depressions could make for an unsettled end to this month and to the summer. All the ingredients could be in place for some severe weather from developing Tasman Sea depressions and subtropical lows by later this month. Air pressure in the Tasman Sea and south of New Zealand was forecast to fall over the next two weeks. From this weekend, for the next two weeks, the weather systems would be more active than in the past month, Trewinnard said. The dominance of intense, rain-bearing low pressure systems "might be more of an issue once we get to March", he said.

Source: Stuff February 05, 2019 02:15 UTC