In a social media video with colleague Principal Scientist Chris Brandolino, the pair discussed how a “huge high has its sights set on New Zealand next week”.
Currently brewing in the Tasman, Noll said the chilly weather system heading towards Aotearoa was “looking pretty strong”.
“From a meteorological perspective that is really strong high pressure, lots of sinking air and when you get high pressure like this you get clear skies and that can lead to cold, frosty nights,” Noll said, showing a forecast for next Tuesday.
He said Kiwis will likely be running the heaters to keep warm.
“Long nights, high pressure so we’re talking frosty, maybe black ice, maybe some fog,” Brandolino added. “Daytime should be nice but it’s those mornings and overnights that will be quite chilly.”