MetService National weather: August 6th - 8thKeep your winter woollies and brollies close New Zealand, wet weather and gusty gales are forecast to sweep through the country this weekend. Unfortunately, the calm conditions weren't likely to hang round for long as Sunday brought "a pretty gnarly weather system" from the west to the North Island, Hines said. This meant extensive rain, particularly for the lower North Island, he said. The central North Island was also expected to get heavy snow, and the Desert Rd could be affected, Hines said. Meanwhile, scattered wet weather and a "very cold atmosphere" for all eastern places in the South Island was forecast.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 06, 2021 17:05 UTC