People heading out to dawn services across the country tomorrow won’t need an umbrella, but will need warm layers, says a MetService meteorologist.
The forecaster expected settled but cooler temperatures for much of the country for the rest of the week.
MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane told Breakfast it would be “a chilly start” for many parts of the country on Friday morning, with some beginning the day with single-digit temperatures.
Watch the full interview with MetService on TVNZ+.
“For most of us, we won’t be needing an umbrella on Friday morning, apart from just a few spots. Parts of Northland, maybe parts of Auckland, Coromandel,” she said.
“But for the bulk of us, what we may be needing is to wrap up nice and warm, as it is looking like a chilly start. Plenty of single-digit temperatures, maybe even some frosty areas for both the North Island as well as parts of the South Island.”
Makgabutlane said the Easter period had been “a bit of a washout” after ex-Cyclone Tam dampened the long weekend with heavy downpours and intense thunderstorms.
She said for this long weekend, it was a mixed bag of conditions across the country.
Eastern parts of the South Island looked the best, with a few more cloudy periods and showers closer to Westport.
She said residents in Northland, Auckland and Coromandel would pay to have some indoor activities lined up over the weekend with some scattered showers forecast into Sunday.
Watch the dawn service from Wellington from 6am and the National Commemorative Service from 11am on TVNZ1, TVNZ+ and 1News.co.nz.
