Moody skies collect over Otātara Pa in Taradale. Photo Ian Cooper
Moody skies collect over Otātara Pa in Taradale. Photo Ian Cooper
Hawke's Bay is expected to have a "fairly typical" summer's week - well, apart from a thunderstorm, lightning strikes and the chance of an isolated shower or two.
MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan said while the conditions were "conducive" for potential thunderstorms and summer showers across Hawke's Bay today , therisk of thunderstorms tomorrow was "no longer present".
There was also 10 to 25mm or more of rain expected across Hawke's Bay today .
According to MetService, the combination of light winds, a warm humid day, cooling temperatures aloft and a weakening front crossing the North Island allowed cloud build-ups to produce scattered heavy showers and/or thunderstorms over many parts of the North Island in the afternoon and evening.
Sitting pretty in Napier, before the storm hit. Photo / Ian Cooper
For the start of the week, Corrigan said the wind was expected to turn southerly, and then northeasterly in the afternoon.
Both Napier and Hastings could expect a high of 23C, with an overnight low of 17C expected in Napier and 14C for Hastings.
"We are not expecting any particularly strong winds or heavy downpours of the rest of the week.
Storm clouds over Otātara Pa. Photo / Ian Cooper
"Isolated showers which most won't see are expected on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and the temperature during the week is expected to be fairly typical of a summer's week.
