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The first day of 2021 is expected to be mostly good for the North Island and the upper South Island, but there is a risk of heavy rain further south on Friday, spreading to some northern areas on Saturday.
MetService has issued a heavy rain advisory for northern Otago, Dunedin and northern Clutha, which will last for 37 hours through Saturday night. They could fall as much as 140mm during the period and rain is expected to be persistent on Saturday.
From mid-afternoon on Friday until 9:00 p.m. On Saturday, rain could also be heavy in the interior of Canterbury, south of Fairlie, Central Otago, Southern Lakes and north of Southland.
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The first day of 2021 the beach weather is good in some parts of the country, but in others it can be a bit cold and in the south it is raining.
On the North Island, there is the possibility of heavy rain from Saturday lunchtime until 9:00 p.m. M. For central and eastern Northland, and for Taupō, eastern Waikato and southern Coromandel Peninsula.
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Elsewhere on Friday, MetService is forecasting occasional showers for Southland, while scattered showers are expected in most of Canterbury starting in the afternoon. For Buller and Westland, the afternoon rains are expected to turn into rain.
A sunny Friday is forecast for Auckland, with a high temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. Saturday is expected to be rainy, and the rains could be heavy in the afternoon, and by Sunday afternoon there is a chance that some of the rains will be stormy.
Wellington started with plenty of sunshine on Friday, en route to an elevation of 19 ° C, but clouds are expected to move through the afternoon and evening. Conditions are expected to be similar over the weekend.
Christchurch is forecast to have long fine breaks on Friday and a high of 22 ° C, with some showers developing late at night. Saturday is expected to be mostly cloudy with some showers, while Sunday seems to be pretty good after the morning clouds.
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Hamilton is starting 2021 warm and sunny, but a rainy and possibly even stormy weekend is forecast.
Friday Forecasts for Other Major Centers: Whangārei, 26 ° C cloudy; Hamilton, mostly good 25C; Tauranga, 23C fine; Rotorua, mostly good 22C; Gisborne, mostly fine 23C; Taupō, fine 23C; New Plymouth, cloudy at times 20C; Napier, mostly fine 22C; Palmerston North, fine 23C; Nelson, high cloud 21C; Westport, afternoon showers 20C; Timaru, afternoon showers 19C; Queenstown, rain developing 17C; Dunedin, rain 17C; Invercargill, rain 16C.
MetService is forecasting rain for most of the North Island on Saturday, and in some areas the rains could be heavy with thunderstorms and downpours. On the South Island, rains are expected in the south, with showers elsewhere, although only isolated in the north.
On Sunday, most of the North Island is expected to get rains again, and the rains could become heavy and stormy in the afternoon in the north and east. For the South Island, Sunday’s forecast has rain in the south and west, while elsewhere it is expected to be mostly good, although there could be afternoon rain in the ranges.
