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RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THE KAIKOURA DISTRICT – SOUTH TO AROUND GRETA VALLEY.
Good evening. It’s been a cloudy, cold and wet day for most. Gore Bay & Akaroa grabbed top spot today, with just 10 degrees; the full list of the daily ‘highs’ below.
Our heavy rain warning remains in place for all members; a warning issued over 4 days ago. The Kaikoura District remains most exposed to the heavier rain ‘feeds’, where grand totals may exceed 250mm about the hill country, by 6pm Monday; further south, we can also expect significant rainfall totals, to around Greta Valley (just north of Amberley).
Rainfall of this magnitude has the potential to cause widespread flooding, slips and disruptions about the Kaikoura & Hurunui District, higher risk north of the Conway River. Risk of disruptions increases by late Monday; this system is just getting started in North Canterbury this evening.
For South & Mid Canterbury we can expect cloudy and cold conditions for the remainder of Sunday, with misty rain, drizzle and even some heavier rain at times, with freshening south-easterlies. Showers and rain will quickly clear south of Ashburton on Monday morning.
Rain will become more sustained tonight and overnight north of around Oxford, effecting most of North Canterbury and the Kaikoura District, persisting through most of Monday, with heavy falls north of around Amberley, the focus being on the Hurunui & Kaikoura Districts.
•Be sure to source your town page for specific rainfall totals over the next 24 hours – there will be significant contrast in rainfall totals.
•Member link. Updated heavy rain warning for areas between Greta Valley and Kaikoura – Read More
LOW SNOW RISK STILL APPEARING.
•We’re also watching a very cold outbreak, late in the month, that may bring sleet to sea level and snow to very low levels across the region (100-200m). Keep up to date with our ‘Live Weather Feed’ for on-going coverage.
•July collectively looks colder and wet, with an increase in activity in the Southern Ocean and the possibility of more moisture ‘river feeds’ from the tropics.
Source your town page for specific details and keep up to date with our ‘Live Weather Feed’ for all the latest developments.
YOUR DAILY ‘HIGHS’ FOR SUNDAY – brought to you by Power Plains.
Gore Bay 10.5, Akaroa 10, Cheviot 9, Timaru 9, Kaikoura 9, Culverden 9, Rolleston 9, Christchurch 9, Waimate 9, Leeston 9, Ashburton 8, Rakaia 8, Oxford 8,Waiau 8, Hawarden 8, Rangiora 8, Amberley 8, Darfield 8, Twizel 7, Hanmer Springs 7, Omarama 7, Methven 7, Springfield 7, Castle Hill Village 6, Arthur’s Pass Village 6, Mt Lyford Village 5, Lake Tekapo 5, Fairlie 6, Mt Cook Village 4.
LONG RANGE WEATHER NEWSLETTER.
Our complex low of interest continues to move south this evening, ‘feeding’ in widespread rain and drizzle risk across the region, falling as snow at higher elevations; significant above 1500m north of Mt Oxford.
Rain will continue into Monday, especially north of Ashburton, heavier and more persistent in North Canterbury (north of Amberley) before easing around evening.
Early and middle stages of next week look mostly fine, before rainfall chances increase during the second half of the week about the Main Divide & Canterbury Headwaters.
We continue to watch late in the month, with indication of bitterly cold southerlies and snow to very low levels.
Please source town pages for specific details and keep up to date with our ‘Live Weather Feed’ for all the very latest information.
GENERAL TWO DAY SUMMARY FOR CANTERBURY – PLEASE CHECK YOUR TOWN FORECAST FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
THIS EVENING & OVERNIGHT.
Cloudy, with showers and some rain about South Canterbury this evening and tonight; more sustained falls in parts of Mid Canterbury, heavy at times. Easing overnight south of Geraldine. More sustained and heavier rain setting in during the evening north of Rangiora, with high intensity falls developing – more widespread about the Kaikoura District. Snow across the region; confined to high elevations this evening and tonight (1500m+) possibly lowering overnight to 1200m. Southerlies, freshening across the region, stronger about coastal areas, especially Banks Peninsula and the Kaikoura Coast.
Overnight Lows: 3-6 degrees.
MONDAY.
Cloudy south of Geraldine and in the Mackenzie Country, risk of an early shower, then fine spells developing. Frosts at night. Light southerly winds. Showers and periods of rain about Mid Canterbury, easing back through the morning, with afternoon fine spells, fresh southerlies ease. Rain, heavy at times north of Amberley, especially north of Cheviot, with high intensity falls about the Hurunui & Kaikoura District. Snow above 1200m, significant above 1400m. Conditions easing in North Canterbury late afternoon and about the Kaikoura District in the evening. Strong southerlies about coastal areas north of Banks Peninsula. Cold temperatures. H: 6-10 L: -2, 4
Source our town pages for 1-7 day forecasts for 27 towns across Canterbury – no computer-generated content and specific information for each town.
Weather consultation & advice for 2021.
