21
Feb
Situation
A depression is developing in the Tasman Sea. This depression will move over central New Zealand tomorrow night, leaving a southwesterly airstream over the country. Southwesterlies will ease at the weekend as a ridge of high pressure spreads over New Zealand.
Dunedin
Showers clearing tonight. Sunny periods and high cloud tomorrow with moderate easterly winds. Some rain tomorrow night.
Rain easing to showers and increasing fine periods on Thursday with fresh cooler southwesterly winds.
North Otago
Showers clearing tonight. Sunny periods and high cloud tomorrow with moderate easterly winds. Some rain tomorrow night.
Rain easing to showers and increasing fine periods on Thursday with fresh cooler southwesterly winds.
South Otago/Southland
Becoming fine tonight. Mostly fine tomorrow with sunny periods and some high cloud later; light winds.
Sunny periods and some cloud on Thursday with afternoon showers developing light winds.
Central Otago
Showers clearing tonight. Sunny periods and high cloud tomorrow with moderate easterly winds. Some rain tomorrow night.
Rain easing to showers and increasing fine periods on Thursday with fresh cooler southwesterly winds.
Temperatures at 3pm
Queenstown 18
Invercargill 17
New Zealand Centres Tomorrow
Whangarei, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
Auckland, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
Hamilton, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
Tauranga, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
Rotorua, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
Gisborne, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
Napier, increasing northerlies, rain developing, 21
New Plymouth, strong northerlies, heavy rain, 19
Palmerston Nth, strong northerlies, heavy rain, 19
Wellington, strong northerlies, heavy rain, 19
Nelson, strong northerlies, heavy rain, 19
Westport, strong northerlies, heavy rain, 19
Greymouth, strong northerlies, heavy rain, 19
Blenheim, increasing northerlies, heavy rain, 18
Christchurch, variable winds, rain later, 16
Timaru, variable winds, rain later, 16
Oamaru, moderate easterlies, cloud increasing, 17
Dunedin, moderate easterlies, cloud increasing, 17
Queenstown, moderate easterlies, cloud increasing, 17
Invercargill, moderate easterlies, cloud increasing, 17
Local Centres
Haast, variable winds, rain later, 18
Milford variable winds, rain later, 18
Twizel, variable winds, rain later, 18
Wanaka, variable winds, rain later, 18
Alexandra, moderate easterlies, cloud increasing, 19
Te Anau, moderate easterlies, cloud increasing, 19
Gore, light easterlies, cloud increasing, 17
Balclutha, light easterlies, cloud increasing, 17