Covirus 19 coronavirus: wild weather – thunderstorm forecast for the first weekend of level 3

Wild weather, including thunderstorms, is set to buffer the first weekend of Alert Level 3.

MetService expects heavy rains, cold temperatures and storms to hit much of the country on Sunday, after a good morning.

“With a couple more days of good weather ahead, it is a good idea to clean the gutters or drains, as many places will see a period of heavy rain over the weekend,” said meteorologist Lewis Ferris.

A severe weather forecast is likely to be released for the west coast of the South Island with at least 100mm to fall over the weekend, and some areas are looking to get double or triple.

Much of the country will receive a “healthy dose” of rain, and decent rains are expected in central areas like Manawatu Northland and Auckland.

The City of Candles will see a maximum of 20C on Friday, but on Saturday the cloud will begin to roll, strengthening until heavy rains on Sunday.

Unfortunately, weekend showers are unlikely to be enough to overcome Auckland’s dams, which were less than half four days ago.

Aucklanders have heeded calls to save water, but without prolonged and significant rainfall, they may need to continue their ways of saving water.

Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne are expected to remain dry this weekend, missing the forecast rain.

Wellington will see a similar story to Auckland in the coming days, with patches of clouds on Friday that strengthen on Saturday, before the rain, possibly heavy on Sunday.

Christchurch will see low clouds some rain on Friday, but will skip the expected rain along the west coast.

Temperatures in the city will be around 19 ° C over the weekend, but will drop to single digits at night.

And despite the inch of freedom New Zealanders have gained at Alert Level 3, MetService urged people to stay up-to-date on their local conditions.

“Adverse weather continues until next week with an influx of fresh air and the risk of thunderstorms,” ​​said MetService.

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