Weather: Auckland Farmers Santa Parade Rain Forecast

Santa Claus is coming to town. And so is the wet.

The big man in red will be making his way up Auckland’s Queen St, along with a flotilla of other family favorites, starting at 1pm today.

That’s the time when a warm front will settle over Auckland, but city dwellers will not enjoy the same clear skies that thousands of people across the city enjoyed yesterday, including those participating in the Summer Volleyball Series. from ACVC’s beach in Mission Bay. and yoga followers in a public session in Western Springs.

“There is going to be rain,” MetService forecaster Sonja Farmer said of the expected weather for the 87-year-old Farmers Santa Parade.

“However, it will not be cold, with [a high of] 21C “.

The front could also cause headaches for cricket fans heading to the Bay Oval for the Black Caps Twenty20 international match against the West Indies starting at 2pm. Rain is expected in Tauranga this morning before clearing in the afternoon.

The humid northern weather comes from the upper South Island, where there is a heavy rain watch for Buller and Westland, north of Greymouth, in the hours leading up to 7 a.m., Farmer said.

The eastern and southern parts of the South Island escape the rain and downpours, but the front will move over the North Island: the lower half in the morning and the upper half in the afternoon before clearing in the late afternoon or early evening. at night, he said.

“Basically, it rains and then clears up. That’s normal for these fronts.”

The respite will be brief.

A “nasty” bass move across the country will bring rain for most and high winds for some tomorrow, Farmer said.

Conditions could be tough again for cricket, with wet weather again possible for the second Twenty20 in Tauranga, with the first ball between the Black Caps and the West Indies to be released at 7pm.

Southerners are likely to do better tomorrow, Farmer said.

“It looks like the South Island could come out pretty well. A little rain, but probably not as much.”

The North Island would be mostly humid and in some places windy, especially Northland, Auckland and Taranaki.

“It’s not enough to warrant warnings, but it’s going to be gusty.”

Once again, the wet and windy turn will be brief, with rains gradually clearing across the North Island on Tuesday.

“The bass, will travel quickly east.”