Seasonal Climate Outlook: September Cool Spell, But A Warm Spring Overall
Our Seasonal Climate Outlook for September - November is attached.
Highlights:
- La Niña will be an important climate driver for Aotearoa New Zealand during spring
- A battle ground of pressure features will make seasonal rainfall predictions challenging. However, there will be long, dry spells with a couple of heavy rainfall events in the coming months
- Warmer than average temperatures are predicted for all regions
- Marine heatwave conditions are occurring offshore of many regions
- River flows are expected to return to near normal across the country
There will be a livestream from 1:30pm today: https://www.facebook.com/NIWAWeather/live